Breathless (12A)

About the show

Jean-Luc Godard’s revolutionary 1960 French New Wave masterpiece redefined cinema itself, influencing generations of filmmakers and making stars of its effervescent young leads, Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg. A daring, innovative exploration of love, crime and freedom that remains utterly captivating. Michel, a small-time crook hunted by authorities for a car theft and murder, attempts to persuade Patricia, a hip American journalism student to flee to Italy. Godard’s debut feature, a chaotic, anarchic romance wrapped in an exciting sense of danger, bursts with youthful energy, wit and invention and still feels as radically fresh as it did when it was first screened in 1960.

France 1960 90 mins Dir: Jean-Luc Godard (subtitled – black and white)
Tuesday 2nd June