For starters - I certainly am quite clueless as to why this film earned the title of "Breathless" for itself. The events that took place in its story were certainly far from being an exhilarating (breathless??) movie-experience.
If this b&w, 1960 film is actually considered to be the one that initiated the whole French New Wave movement in cinema - It's really got me wondering what French cinema was like prior to this (apparently) revolutionary transformation in film-making.
All-in-all - Even though I wouldn't say that "Breathless" was great movie-making - It certainly turned out to be considerably better than I had expected it to be.
And - Last, but not least - I sure do wish that this film's protagonist, Michel Pioccard, hadn't been portrayed as being such a lousy, despicable, and untrustworthy bastard that he was. For me - This guy's rotten-to-the-core character really marred the story, big-time.
If this b&w, 1960 film is actually considered to be the one that initiated the whole French New Wave movement in cinema - It's really got me wondering what French cinema was like prior to this (apparently) revolutionary transformation in film-making.
All-in-all - Even though I wouldn't say that "Breathless" was great movie-making - It certainly turned out to be considerably better than I had expected it to be.
And - Last, but not least - I sure do wish that this film's protagonist, Michel Pioccard, hadn't been portrayed as being such a lousy, despicable, and untrustworthy bastard that he was. For me - This guy's rotten-to-the-core character really marred the story, big-time.