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Breathless

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Breathless

Original title

Breathless

Year

1983

Running time

100 min.

Country

United States

Director

Jim McBride

Screenwriter

L.M. Kit Carson, Jim McBride. Remake: Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut

Cast

Music

Jack Nitzsche

Cinematography

Richard H. Kline

Producer

Distributor: Orion Pictures

Genre

Mystery. Drama. Romance | Remake

Synopsis

A botched attempt to remake Jean-Luc Godard's classic nouvelle vague entry, Á Bout de souffle, Breathless follows Jesse (Richard Gere), a fugitive wanted for the murder of a police officer. In the course of his flight from the law, he hitches up with beautiful French college student Monica Poiccard (Valerie Kaprisky), and together the two attempt to escape to Mexico. From start to finish, Breathless places style over substance; the film is almost insufferably hip, although its hipness now seems more dated than a time capsule. More attention seems paid to wardrobe, set design and soundtrack than anything else, yet it lacks any of the stark visual impact the original managed to achieve. Gere is passable as the sociopathic killer (although he relies on shirtlessness to carry him through much of the film), but Kaprisky, though beautiful, demonstrates limited acting range. (Jeremy Beday: All Movie Guide)

Critics' reviews

"'Breathless' has a lot of mindless drive, but it's also funny. It's full of knowing quotes from other movies and from literature (...) If anything, 'Breathless' looks too good for its own good. (...) The two principals are extremely effective."

Vincent Canby: The New York Times
"A very stylish and sexy film noir, a tale of obsessive love neatly balanced between exploitation movie and art film"

David Ansen: Newsweek
"A gaudy erotic showcase for a male stripper named Richard Gere"

Gary Arnold: The Washington Post
"a stylistic exercise without any genuine human concerns we can identify with - and yet, an exercise that does have a command of its style, is good-looking, fun to watch, and develops a certain morbid humor. Read full review (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"A suitably jazzy, sexy, entertainment"

Variety Staff: Variety

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Breathless

1983

Jim McBride

5.4

(1,125)