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Breathless
Breathless is a 1960 French New Wave crime drama film written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard. It stars Jean-Paul Belmondo as a wandering criminal named Michel, and Jean Seberg as his American girlfriend Patricia. The film was Godard's first feature-length work and represented Belmondo's breakthrough as an actor.
Plot
Michel Poiccard is a young and impulsive criminal in Paris who idolizes American movie gangsters, especially Humphrey Bogart. Michel steals a car in Marseille and heads for Paris. On the way, he is pursued by a motorcycle cop. When the officer tries to arrest him, Michel impulsively shoots and kills him, then flees.
Awards
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| author | François Truffaut Jean-Luc Godard |
|---|---|
| award | French Syndicate of Cinema Critics Awards Prix Jean Vigo Silver Bear for Best Director |
| contentLocation | Avenue des Champs-Élysées Marseille Paris rue Campagne-Première |
| director | Jean-Luc Godard |
| editor | Cécile Decugis |
| events | free will human condition individual and society liberty love Outsider role |
| genre | crime drama |
| keywords | aspiring journalist hotel room humphrey bogart kill motorcycle cop new york herald tribune obsess police officer run away talk wanted man wound |
| musicBy | Martial Solal |
| nomination | British Academy of Film and Television Arts Golden Bear |
| producer | Georges de Beauregard |
| productionCompany | Les Films Impéria |
| publisher | Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie |
| recordedAt | Avenue des Champs-Élysées Cinéma Mac-Mahon Marseille rue Campagne-Première |