Breathless
Movie: 1960, b/w, 87min. (country)
- Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Actors: Jena-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg
Tiny synopsis: A young thief kills a policeman and tries to convince a girl to run away to Italy with him.
What is the main idea of the film?
Breathless is a film that centers on characters, a character study. The film is really about psychology; it deals with situations that people find themselves in. A film that is about human character. Not all of the characters are likeable but the main point is that there is relation, and the audience must relate with at least one of the characters. So this brings the main idea of the film, which is running away. Both Michel and Patricia are caged, and wanting a different life than the one that they are trapped in.
What does the music say about the film?
Most of the music throughout the entire film is a cine-jazz type sound, uplifted giddy soundtrack that complements Belmondo’s witty character Michel. The streets of Paris shown with the same sort of jazzy sound, chaotic clashing of the cacophony of daily life underlined by the soundtrack.
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