Jean-Luc Godard burst onto the film scene in 1960 with this free-form and juicy homage to American film genres that he prized during his time as a writer for Cahiers du cinéma, the eminent French film magazine. With its lack of polish, surplus of attitude, yes-to-all crime narrative, and radiant young stars Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg, À bout de souffle helped kickstart the French New Wave and made sure that the world of cinema would never be the same.
Alongside the debut film of François Truffaut (who also co-wrote the script for À bout de souffle), it garnered international acclaim for pioneering new styles in French filmmaking. Breathless was particularly praised by critics for its daring visual approach, but simultaneously adored by the audiences, drawing more than two million viewers to cinemas. Over time, it has earned a place among the greatest films of all time, frequently appearing in top-lists of filmmakers and critics.
Also part of ‘5x Godard’:
Dissatisfied in marriage and life, Ferdinand (Jean-Paul Belmondo) takes to the road with the babysitter, his ex-lover Marianne Renoir (Anna Karina), and leaves the bourgeois world behind. This is, however, no ordinary road trip: the tenth feature in six years by the renowned filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard is a stylish mash-up of anticonsumerist satire, au courant
Alphaville: A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution is a quirky blend of science fiction, pulp fiction characters, and surrealist poetry, making it one of the most unconventional films ever made. In Alphaville Godard makes another bold attempt at mixing genres, this time merging dystopian science fiction with film noir. Instead of using elaborate props or
Deze zomer brengt De Balie de films van Jean-Luc Godard terug naar het witte doek. Vijf klassiekers van een van de grootste vernieuwers uit de cinema. Vanaf 18 juli te zien bij De Balie! ‘Een film moet een begin, een midden en een einde hebben. Maar niet noodzakelijk in die volgorde’, zo luidt Godards bekendste
