Breathless

Breathless/ A bout de Souffle (1960) is a groundbreaking and influential film of french director Jean Luc Godard. The film launched the french new wave movement (nouvelle vague) and movies were never the same again. It became uber famous because of the unconventional way of editing (jump cut) and by using hand held camera at that time. Well that's it..... I think Breathless is a bit overrated. Yes its status of being the pioneer in technical aspects of filmmaking cant be denied. But I am really not blown away nor intrigued by the plot either. There's much more other captivating classic films during this era that's worth of undivided attention.

rating: ***