This is a movie, that as the list wore on, I really, really wanted to see. From what I read, this was Godard's 'masterpiece' and one of the 'must see' movies of the French New Wave. So, the problem with all that hype is...my expectations were set high.
Overall, it was a good movie. First, any film set in Paris is okay with me. There is a scene where the two main characters are walking down the Champs-Élysées. Having been to Paris, it's pretty cool (or at least it is for me) to be like...'I've been there!!!'
The story was kind of....meh. It was intriguing, but it was a bit drawn out for my liking. As with some other movies, I think this was a big deal when it came out back in the day. Films of this type have been made in droves since then. So I can see at the time, this was probably ground breaking. You can definitely see that film makers like Quentin Tarantino and Guy Ritchie were very influenced not only by this genre, but by this film. From my post movie reading, this was one of the first films that used the technique of jump cuts. It's a bit of a jarring effect, where a scene is edited together not seamlessly, but with different pieces of the same scene (I didn't describe it very well...click on the link to get a better description).
Totally agree with this movie being on the list. Glad I watched it. I am also glad it wasn't the first New Wave film I saw.
One word to describe 'Breathless': Frenetic.
Monday, July 5, 2010
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