
Breathless (1960)★ 7.6/10
À bout de souffle
- Crime
- Drama
Directed by: Jean-Luc Godard
Written by: Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut
A young criminal, Michel, on the run after a fatal crime, seeks refuge with Patricia, an unwitting American student. Their passionate but doomed affair unfolds as Patricia grapples with the revelation of Michel's actions, leading to a tragic climax on the streets of Paris.
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Jean-Paul BelmondoMichel Poiccard a.k.a. Laszlo Kovacs (uncredited)
Jean SebergPatricia Franchini (uncredited)
Van DoudePatricia's friend from the Herald Tribune (uncredited)
Jean-Luc GodardThe Snitch (uncredited)
Richard BalducciTolmatchoff (uncredited)
René BernardJournalist at Orly (uncredited)
Daniel BoulangerPolice Inspector Vital (uncredited)
Gérard BrachPhotographer (uncredited)
Philippe de BrocaJournalist (uncredited)
José BénazérafMan in wite car and elevator (uncredited)
Jean DomarchiStolen man in toilets (uncredited)
Jean DouchetMan looking at traffic victim (uncredited)Videos
See all ›Awards · 0 wins, 2 nominations
See all ›- NomineeBAFTA Awards 1962BAFTA Film Award · Best Foreign Actress
- NomineeBerlin International Film Festival 1960Golden Berlin Bear · Golden Berlin Bear
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K AugustAugust 1, 2025
K AugustAugust 1, 2025It still works; it still inspires...
I know that it has been more than sixty years since "Breathless" was released and changed the game forever. I know that for many die-hard Nouvelle Vague fans, Godard never improved on this very loose story of a gangster on the run. And I know that it has been copied, mined for ideas and meaning, and was a perfect accident of budget shaping content (the cutting was radical and necessary to keep things under budget).
But it is such an incredible ride.
See it. Learn from it. Understand why this was such a shock in an age of Panovision and Cinemascope in Hollywood films.
It still rocks!
I know that it has been more than sixty years since "Breathless" was released and changed the game forever. I know that for many die-hard Nouvelle Vague fans, Godard never improved on this very loose story of a gangster on the run. And I know that it has been copied, mined for ideas and meaning, and was a perfect accident of budget shaping content (the cutting was radical and necessary to keep things under budget).
But it is such an incredible ride.
See it. Learn from it. Understand why this was such a shock in an age of Panovision and Cinemascope in Hollywood films.
It still rocks!
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User-1117098907May 18, 2025
User-1117098907May 18, 2025While Breathless may not represent the kind of cinema Godard later stood for—it was a film he eventually distanced himself from—it remains a pure expression of New Wave ideology: irreverent, nihilistic, and radically experimental. The legendary jump cuts weren’t pre-planned but born of necessity when film stock ran low, a moment of accident that became cinematic revolution.
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lalyInly7May 15, 2025
lalyInly7May 15, 2025Godard’s debut and a defining work of the French New Wave, Breathless revolutionized cinema with its jump cuts, upending the continuity editing of classical Hollywood. The extended 23-minute hotel room sequence and fatalistic ending aren’t just stylish—they evoke the existential void at the heart of the film. Between sadness and nothingness, Godard chooses nothingness.
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Alisha_SuarezMay 22, 2025
Alisha_SuarezMay 22, 2025Embora Acossado possa não representar o tipo de cinema que Godard defendeu posteriormente — foi um filme do qual ele acabou se distanciando —, ele continua sendo uma expressão pura da ideologia da Nouvelle Vague: irreverente, niilista e radicalmente experimental. Os lendários cortes abruptos não foram planejados com antecedência, mas nasceram da necessidade quando o estoque de filmes acabou, um momento de acidente que se tornou uma revolução cinematográfica.
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Oliver_WagnerMay 22, 2025
Oliver_WagnerMay 22, 2025Aunque puede que Sin aliento no represente el tipo de cine que Godard defendió posteriormente (fue una película de la que él se distanció), sigue siendo una expresión pura de la ideología de la Nueva Ola: irreverente, nihilista y radicalmente experimental. Los legendarios cortes rápidos no fueron planeados de antemano, sino que nacieron cuando el material fílmico escaseaba, un momento accidental que se convirtió en una revolución cinematográfica.
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Jared_LemonMay 19, 2025
Jared_LemonMay 19, 2025Estreia de Godard e obra definidora da Nouvelle Vague francesa, Acossado revolucionou o cinema com seus cortes abruptos, rompendo com a edição de continuidade da Hollywood clássica. A sequência estendida de 23 minutos no quarto de hotel e o final fatalista não são apenas elegantes — eles evocam o vazio existencial no cerne do filme. Entre a tristeza e o nada, Godard escolhe o nada.
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Geoffrey_WatersMay 19, 2025
Geoffrey_WatersMay 19, 2025El debut de Godard y la obra característica de la Nueva Ola francesa, Sin aliento, revolucionó el cine con sus cortes repentinos, lo cual cambió radicalmente el montaje continuo del clásico Hollywood. La extensa secuencia de 23 minutos en el hotel y el final fatalista no son solo estilizados, sino que evocan el vacío existencial en el centro de la película. Entre la tristeza y la nada, Godard elige la nada.
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LucianoAvilaAugust 14, 2024
LucianoAvilaAugust 14, 2024No importa qué tan trabajada pueda estar intelectualmente, si no puedo conectar mínimamente con los personajes y lo que les pasa, a mí no me funciona.
Cada vez me convenzo más de que la Nouvelle vague (o al menos Godard) no es para mí.
Cada vez me convenzo más de que la Nouvelle vague (o al menos Godard) no es para mí.






















