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I know little about French new wave cinema except that it's an acquired taste . Off the top of my head I think the only movie I've seen in this genre is ALPHAVILLE a crime drama does as science fiction unless you count FARENHEIT 451 where Francois Traffaut uses some of his French art house influences in the movie
I did enjoy A BOUT DE Soufflé ( BREATHLESS ) for the most part mainly because of its bizarre feel . We see anti hero Michel lay down how he feels about both France and woman drivers in the opening sequence , we see the first use of a technique called " Jump cut " in cinema ( It's not but is often claimed to be . The truth is " jump cut " is as old as cinema itself ) , we see hand held camera / fly on the wall directing and perhaps most strangely of all we are treated to an inappropriate soundtrack though this is of course done on purpose
The only other performance I recall seeing from Jean Paul Belmondo is the end scenes of CASINO ROYALE but he's very good here as Michel . Considering he's a murderer who is not above mugging and conning people you can't help liking his cheek and arrogance , he's very much an anti hero from a byegone age where sexism and chain smoking wasn't a sin . How I miss that era
I gave this movie seven out of ten but I should point out I have seen a massive amount of movies ( I've reviewed over 1200 on this site )and like many other people who have praised A BOUT DE Soufflé I am a film buff . If you've come to this page , seen all the good reviews and decided that you must see this movie at all costs then I still have to warn you that you may not like it much if you only watch Hollywood blockbusters . I don't say this in an arrogant elitist way , only that French new wave cinema is an acquired taste
I know little about French new wave cinema except that it's an acquired taste . Off the top of my head I think the only movie I've seen in this genre is ALPHAVILLE a crime drama does as science fiction unless you count FARENHEIT 451 where Francois Traffaut uses some of his French art house influences in the movie
I did enjoy A BOUT DE Soufflé ( BREATHLESS ) for the most part mainly because of its bizarre feel . We see anti hero Michel lay down how he feels about both France and woman drivers in the opening sequence , we see the first use of a technique called " Jump cut " in cinema ( It's not but is often claimed to be . The truth is " jump cut " is as old as cinema itself ) , we see hand held camera / fly on the wall directing and perhaps most strangely of all we are treated to an inappropriate soundtrack though this is of course done on purpose
The only other performance I recall seeing from Jean Paul Belmondo is the end scenes of CASINO ROYALE but he's very good here as Michel . Considering he's a murderer who is not above mugging and conning people you can't help liking his cheek and arrogance , he's very much an anti hero from a byegone age where sexism and chain smoking wasn't a sin . How I miss that era
I gave this movie seven out of ten but I should point out I have seen a massive amount of movies ( I've reviewed over 1200 on this site )and like many other people who have praised A BOUT DE Soufflé I am a film buff . If you've come to this page , seen all the good reviews and decided that you must see this movie at all costs then I still have to warn you that you may not like it much if you only watch Hollywood blockbusters . I don't say this in an arrogant elitist way , only that French new wave cinema is an acquired taste