Foreign Film Spotlight: A BOUT DE SOUFFLE (BREATHLESS)

Some of the best films ever are ones that the general audience has never seen, and this is because they were made outside of the United States. Welcome to another installment of FOREIGN FILM SPOTLIGHT, where we showcase some of the best in foreign cinema to help broaden your horizons.  This week I'll be reviewing a groundbreaking French film that first introduced me to foreign cinema, Jean Luc Godard's A BOUT DE SOUFFLE (BREATHLESS) from 1960.

Movie Review: BREATHLESS (A BOUT DE SOUFFLE)

When I first watched Breathless (A Bout de Souffle), I have to admit, I wasn't that impressed. However, after studying and analyzing it in film class with my professor and classmates, I realized that this film was much more than just an American girl (Patricia, played by Jean Seberg) running off with a European bad boy (Michel, played by Jean-Paul Belmondo) to Italy. My film professor said that Breathless was a great example of the French New Wave of the '60s, and he was right.