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1960 · 90 min · NR

Breathless

Directed by Jean-Luc Godard · Drama, Crime, Romance

Breathless (1960) is a Drama film, directed by Jean-Luc Godard set in Paris during the 1960s. It runs 90 minutes and is rated NR.

A con artist, with a melancholic and tense tone. Themes of love & longing, identity, and fate & destiny play out through metafiction.

Composer
Martial Solal
Cinematography
Raoul Coutard
Cast
Jean-Paul BelmondoJean SebergDaniel BoulangerHenri-Jacques HuetRoger HaninVan DoudeClaude MansardLiliane Dreyfus

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Paris
Setting
Urban
When
1960s

Premise & themes

Premise
Con Artist
Themes
Love & LongingIdentityFate & Destiny
Structure
Metafiction
Tone
MelancholicTenseContemplative

Shape

Protagonist
Two HanderAntihero
Pacing
Measured
Dialogue
Talky Dialogue Driven
Based on
Pure Fiction

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