There was beforeĀ Breathless,Ā and there was afterĀ Breathless.Ā Jean-Luc Godard burst onto the film scene in 1960 with this jazzy, free-form, and sexy homage to the American film genres that inspired him as a writer forĀ Cahiers du cinĆ©ma.Ā With its lack of polish, surplus of attitude, anything-goes crime narrative, and effervescent young stars Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg,Ā BreathlessĀ helped launch the French New Wave and ensured that cinema would never be the same.
4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- 4K restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
- Interviews with director Jean-Luc Godard; actors Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, and Jean-Pierre Melville; director of photography Raoul Coutard; assistant director Pierre Rissient; and filmmaker D. A. Pennebaker
- Two video essays: filmmaker Mark RappaportāsĀ Jean SebergĀ and critic Jonathan RosenbaumāsĀ āBreathlessā as Criticism
- Chambre 12, HĆ“tel de SuĆØde,Ā a 1993 French documentary about the making ofĀ Breathless,Ā featuring members of the cast and crew
- Charlotte et son Jules,Ā a 1959 short film by Godard featuring Belmondo
- Trailer
- PLUS: An essay by scholar Dudley Andrew, writings by Godard, FranƧois Truffautās original treatment, and Godardās scenario
Cover by Rodrigo Corral
