Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless gave France’s nascent La nouvelle vague a solid international underpinning and it has remained a vibrant, stylish and entertaining influence on filmmakers for 54 years. Largely improvised and capriciously photographed, Breathless tore away the final threads that bound films to novels – and the formal elements of novels – leaving each medium a little freer to reach their own respective potentials. The narrative of Breathless, and unlike some later Godard films it does have one, is not dispensed through written dialogue designed to advance plot points but rather a capturing of fleeting ideas and quickly dissolving moments in time. Like life itself, some of these moments are big and important while others simply banal markers on the timeline of existence. Breathless gives equal dramatic weight to the climactic and the mundane, throwing a greasy yet elegant monkey wrench into 1960‘s accepted orthodoxy of what a movie was supposed to be.
- 2/25/2014
- by David Anderson
- IONCINEMA.com
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Feb. 25, 2014
Price: Blu-ray/DVD Combo $39.95
Studio: Criterion
Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg are Breathless
As the Criterion press release puts it, “There was before Breathless, and there was after Breathless.”
Jean-Luc Godard (Weekend) burst onto the film scene in 1960 with this jazzy, free-form, and sexy crime drama, an homage to the American film genres that inspired him as a writer for the seminal French film magazine Cahiers du cinéma.
With its lack of polish, surplus of attitude, anything-goes crime narrative, and effervescent young stars Jean-Paul Belmondo (Leon Morin, Priest) as a gangster and Jean Seberg (Bonjour tristesse) as his American lady friend, Breathless helped launch the French New Wave and ensured that cinema would never be the same.
Criterion’s Blu-ray/DVD Combo release of the classic movie includes the following features:
• Restored high-definition digital transfer, approved by director of photography Raoul Coutard, with uncompressed monaural...
Price: Blu-ray/DVD Combo $39.95
Studio: Criterion
Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg are Breathless
As the Criterion press release puts it, “There was before Breathless, and there was after Breathless.”
Jean-Luc Godard (Weekend) burst onto the film scene in 1960 with this jazzy, free-form, and sexy crime drama, an homage to the American film genres that inspired him as a writer for the seminal French film magazine Cahiers du cinéma.
With its lack of polish, surplus of attitude, anything-goes crime narrative, and effervescent young stars Jean-Paul Belmondo (Leon Morin, Priest) as a gangster and Jean Seberg (Bonjour tristesse) as his American lady friend, Breathless helped launch the French New Wave and ensured that cinema would never be the same.
Criterion’s Blu-ray/DVD Combo release of the classic movie includes the following features:
• Restored high-definition digital transfer, approved by director of photography Raoul Coutard, with uncompressed monaural...
- 11/21/2013
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Since 1984, The Criterion Collection has been dedicated to compiling the greatest classic and contemporary films of all time and releasing them in pristine laser disc, DVD and now Blu-Ray editions loaded with extensive supplemental features, extensive essays from an assorted host of acclaimed film critics and, of course, the highest technical picture and audio standards available. Translation? They make the best… and most expensive… DVDs on the market.
All this month in stores and online, Barnes & Noble is offering every title in the Criterion Collection on DVD and Blu-Ray at 50% off. Where to start? For all you aspiring film scholars out there, here's a list of 10 essential Criterion Collection discs, presented in chronological order. Take a look:
The Rules Of The Game (1939)
Directed by Jean Renoir
One of the greatest (and, initially, most controversial) films of all time, Renoir's The Rules of the Game was destroyed during World War II,...
All this month in stores and online, Barnes & Noble is offering every title in the Criterion Collection on DVD and Blu-Ray at 50% off. Where to start? For all you aspiring film scholars out there, here's a list of 10 essential Criterion Collection discs, presented in chronological order. Take a look:
The Rules Of The Game (1939)
Directed by Jean Renoir
One of the greatest (and, initially, most controversial) films of all time, Renoir's The Rules of the Game was destroyed during World War II,...
- 7/24/2012
- by Brett Warner
- Celebsology
Since 1984, The Criterion Collection has been dedicated to compiling the greatest classic and contemporary films of all time and releasing them in pristine laser disc, DVD and now Blu-Ray editions loaded with extensive supplemental features, extensive essays from an assorted host of acclaimed film critics and, of course, the highest technical picture and audio standards available. Translation? They make the best… and most expensive… DVDs on the market.
All this month in stores and online, Barnes & Noble is offering every title in the Criterion Collection on DVD and Blu-Ray at 50% off. Where to start? For all you aspiring film scholars out there, here's a list of 10 essential Criterion Collection discs, presented in chronological order. Take a look:
The Rules Of The Game (1939)
Directed by Jean Renoir
One of the greatest (and, initially, most controversial) films of all time, Renoir's The Rules of the Game was destroyed during World War II,...
All this month in stores and online, Barnes & Noble is offering every title in the Criterion Collection on DVD and Blu-Ray at 50% off. Where to start? For all you aspiring film scholars out there, here's a list of 10 essential Criterion Collection discs, presented in chronological order. Take a look:
The Rules Of The Game (1939)
Directed by Jean Renoir
One of the greatest (and, initially, most controversial) films of all time, Renoir's The Rules of the Game was destroyed during World War II,...
- 7/24/2012
- by Brett Warner
- TVology
Since 1984, The Criterion Collection has been dedicated to compiling the greatest classic and contemporary films of all time and releasing them in pristine laser disc, DVD and now Blu-Ray editions loaded with extensive supplemental features, extensive essays from an assorted host of acclaimed film critics and, of course, the highest technical picture and audio standards available. Translation? They make the best… and most expensive… DVDs on the market.
All this month in stores and online, Barnes & Noble is offering every title in the Criterion Collection on DVD and Blu-Ray at 50% off. Where to start? For all you aspiring film scholars out there, here's a list of 10 essential Criterion Collection discs, presented in chronological order. Take a look:
The Rules Of The Game (1939)
Directed by Jean Renoir
One of the greatest (and, initially, most controversial) films of all time, Renoir's The Rules of the Game was destroyed during World War II,...
All this month in stores and online, Barnes & Noble is offering every title in the Criterion Collection on DVD and Blu-Ray at 50% off. Where to start? For all you aspiring film scholars out there, here's a list of 10 essential Criterion Collection discs, presented in chronological order. Take a look:
The Rules Of The Game (1939)
Directed by Jean Renoir
One of the greatest (and, initially, most controversial) films of all time, Renoir's The Rules of the Game was destroyed during World War II,...
- 7/24/2012
- by Brett Warner
- Filmology
I hate the idea of saying "My favorite film is..." but if I was to ever attempt to compile a list of a my favorite films Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless would undoubtedly be on it. I knew it just as soon as I watched it for the first time on April 11, 2009. Yes, I remember the day. The story and performances are one thing, but this is a film of mood, atmosphere, ego and music. It's more of a feeling than anything else and I feel absolute enjoyment just in hearing Martial Solal's score, coupled with Raoul Coutard's cinematography and the face of Jean Seberg.
Since my first viewing almost a year-and-a-half ago I've now seen eight of Godard's films and while the likes of Vivre sa vie, Band of Outsiders and Contempt are also films of his I enjoy, Breathless is so far above and beyond there's hardly room to compare.
Since my first viewing almost a year-and-a-half ago I've now seen eight of Godard's films and while the likes of Vivre sa vie, Band of Outsiders and Contempt are also films of his I enjoy, Breathless is so far above and beyond there's hardly room to compare.
- 9/21/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Here we are, another 15th of the month, another group of amazing releases from the Criterion Collection announced on schedule. Being so obsessively attached to rumors and gossip on Twitter and forums and the like, many of these titles have been hinted at in one form or another.
Way back in March, we got a somewhat obvious clue in the monthly Criterion Collection e-mail newsletter, in the form of a thin, red lion, and after some back and forth as to which movie it was referring to, many came to the conclusion it was in fact Terrance Malick’s The Thin Red Line. Criterion’s recent Blu-ray release of Malick’s Days of Heaven was an incredible production, with a transfer that cannot be beaten. The Thin Red Line was also teased at in a twitter picture post that Criterion sent out back in March, giving further proof to the...
Way back in March, we got a somewhat obvious clue in the monthly Criterion Collection e-mail newsletter, in the form of a thin, red lion, and after some back and forth as to which movie it was referring to, many came to the conclusion it was in fact Terrance Malick’s The Thin Red Line. Criterion’s recent Blu-ray release of Malick’s Days of Heaven was an incredible production, with a transfer that cannot be beaten. The Thin Red Line was also teased at in a twitter picture post that Criterion sent out back in March, giving further proof to the...
- 6/16/2010
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
With the recent re-release (and rumored Criterion Blu-ray) of Jean-Luc Godard’s seminal piece of work, the legendary French New Wave classic, Breathless, comes a new wave of marketing for the film.
And I must say, one hell of a campaign this truly is.
While this new line of clothing is directly done by the film’s distributor, Janus Films, the line of tee shirts is no less amazing. The famous Rodarte sisters recently teamed up with Paris based boutique Colette, on what can best be described as a collection of tees directly inspired by the classic piece of cinema.
Including the famous New York Herald Tribune shirt that Jean Seberg made into a classic, the line also includes a pair of shirts that feature a photo of Seberg and Belmondo with a set of graphic overlays. While these aren’t the most interesting or creative takes on the film,...
And I must say, one hell of a campaign this truly is.
While this new line of clothing is directly done by the film’s distributor, Janus Films, the line of tee shirts is no less amazing. The famous Rodarte sisters recently teamed up with Paris based boutique Colette, on what can best be described as a collection of tees directly inspired by the classic piece of cinema.
Including the famous New York Herald Tribune shirt that Jean Seberg made into a classic, the line also includes a pair of shirts that feature a photo of Seberg and Belmondo with a set of graphic overlays. While these aren’t the most interesting or creative takes on the film,...
- 6/14/2010
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
Today Criterion sent out their monthly e-mail newsletter, with the usual updates on their new releases. The May and June titles, which we have already begun covering on the podcast, were highlighted.
As expected, they included hints at future releases, tucked into the text, as well as the usual “Wacky” drawing from the veteran Criterion artist, Jason Polan. This months drawing is a blue cake, with fifty candles, with the text “Gasp! Wheeze!” attempting to blow out the candles.
From The Criterion Collection E-mail Newsletter
Twitter quickly lit up as soon as this e-mail went out, and our good friend over at Hollywood Elsewhere, Moises Chiullan, was the first I spotted to have thrown out a presumably correct guess: Jean Luc Godard’s Breathless.
A couple months back we told you about Rialto presenting a new 35mm print of Breathless, in honor of it’s 50th anniversary, which will be premiering in New York,...
As expected, they included hints at future releases, tucked into the text, as well as the usual “Wacky” drawing from the veteran Criterion artist, Jason Polan. This months drawing is a blue cake, with fifty candles, with the text “Gasp! Wheeze!” attempting to blow out the candles.
From The Criterion Collection E-mail Newsletter
Twitter quickly lit up as soon as this e-mail went out, and our good friend over at Hollywood Elsewhere, Moises Chiullan, was the first I spotted to have thrown out a presumably correct guess: Jean Luc Godard’s Breathless.
A couple months back we told you about Rialto presenting a new 35mm print of Breathless, in honor of it’s 50th anniversary, which will be premiering in New York,...
- 5/14/2010
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
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