Jean-Paul Belmondo
Michel Poiccard alias Laszlo Kovacs
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Petty thug Michel (Jean-Paul Belmondo) considers himself a suave bad guy in the manner of Humphrey Bogart, but panics and impulsively kills a policeman while driving a stolen car.
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1. a. : not breathing. b. : dead. 2. a. : panting or gasping for breath. b. : gripped with emotion. breathless in anticipation. c. : intense, gripping. breathless eagerness. breathless prose. d. : very rapid or strenuous. go at a breathless pace. e. : marked by intense or unremitting activity. a breathless schedule.
"Breathless" remains a living movie that retains the power to surprise and involve us after all these years. What fascinates above all is the naivete and amorality of these two young characters: Michel, a car thief who idolizes Bogart and pretends to be tougher than he is, and Patricia ( Jean Seberg ), an American who peddles the Paris edition ...
Breathless. Summaries. A small-time crook, hunted by the authorities for a car theft and the murder a police officer, attempts to persuade a hip American journalism student to run away with him to Italy. Michel Poiccard, an irresponsible sociopath and small-time thief, steals a car and impulsively murders the motorcycle policeman who pursues him.
Jun 5, 2010 · Breathless continues to shock and surprise 50 years on. Jean‑Luc Godard’s masterpiece remains a startling example of the French new wave and marked the arrival of one of cinema’s most influential...
With its lack of polish, surplus of attitude, anything-goes crime narrative, and effervescent young stars Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg, Breathless helped launch the French New Wave and ensured that cinema would never be the same. Film Info. 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES. 4K restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack.
adj. 1. Breathing with difficulty; gasping: was breathless from running. 2. a. Excited or tense, often to the point of holding the breath: a breathless audience. b. Tense or exciting, often in causing or being characterized by holding of the breath: breathless anticipation. 3. a. Not breathing; without breath. b. Dead. 4.
