97: Come On, Someone Shoot Him!

Lions, Towers & Shields

We begin our International Summer Vacation season with a prime example of the French New Wave. Breathless is directed by Jean-Luc Godard, and stars Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg. The film is notable for its visual style, and the impact it had on the careers of its leading actors. Belmondo plays a criminal who wants to be Humphrey Bogart. He spends much of the film on the run, and with his American girlfriend. Problems ensue.

Breathless

Shelly Brisbin with Dr. Drang and Nathan Alderman

Referenced Works

Breathless

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The Movie: review/commentary on a single classic film

• Breathless trailer

  • Available to stream, rent or buy digitally
  • On disc: Blu-ray

The Self-Referential LTS

• LTS 92 92 We’ve Got All The French You Need
• LTS 71 She Killed A Man In Reno
  • LTS 48 48 He Sounds Like An Angry Garbage Truck

Next time, we’ll watch

• Stray Dog

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