# Breathless (1960)

> A swaggering car thief races through Paris, romance, and self-invented movie mythology while the law closes around him.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/227

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Drama, Crime, Romance
- Director: Jean-Luc Godard
- Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Daniel Boulanger, Henri-Jacques Huet, Roger Hanin, Van Doude, Claude Mansard, Liliane Dreyfus
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053472/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, irreverent, seductive, classic cinema night, film studies viewing

## Synopsis

A reckless thief's desperate escape leads him into a dangerous romance with a captivating journalist.

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