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Summary:

A small-time hood kills a police officer and tries to leave France, but his American girlfriend betrays him to the police, leading to a deadly conclusion.

Table of Contents:

• Disc one. Feature film ; archival interviews with director Jean-Luc Godard and actors Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg and Jean-Pierre Melville ; French theatrical trailer ; new English subtitles
• disc two. New video interviews with Coutard, assistant director Pierre Rissient and filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker ; New video essays by Mark Rappaport and Jonathan Rosenbaum ; "Chambre 12, Hôtel de Suède," an 80 minute French documentary on the making of "Breathless" ; "Charlotte et son Jules," a 1959 short by Godard, starring Belmondo.

Contributors:

Godard, Jean-Luc, 1930-2022 , director, writer, actor

Beauregard, Georges de , producer

Truffaut, François , writer

Seberg, Jean , actor

Belmondo, Jean-Paul, 1933-2021 , actor

Boulanger, Daniel, 1922-2014 , actor

Huet, Henri-Jacques , actor

Hanin, Roger , actor

Doude, Van, 1926-2018 , actor

David, Liliane , actor

Fabre, Michel , actor

Melville, Jean-Pierre, 1917-1973 , actor

Mansard, Claude , actor

Balducci, Richard, 1922-2015 , actor

Broca, Philippe de, 1933-2004 , actor

Domarchi, Jean , actor

Douchet, Jean , actor

Herman, Jean, 1933- , actor

Labarthe, André S. , actor

Solal, Martial , composer

Coutard, Raoul , cinematographer

Decugis, Cécile , editor

Andrew, Dudley, 1945-

Films Georges de Beauregard

Société nouvelle de cinématographie

Impéria Films

Janus Films

Criterion Collection (Firm)

Languages:

French
English

Language Notes:

In French with optional English subtitles.

Main Work:

À bout de souffle (Motion picture)

Included Works:

Chambre 12, Hotel de Suede

Charlotte et son Jules

Related Works:

Breathless then and now [by Andrew, D.]

Related Series:

Criterion collection; [volume] 408

Alternate Titles:

Title on container: Breathless

Subjects:

Criminals — Drama

Betrayal — Drama

Man-woman relationships — Drama

Fugitives from justice — Drama

Murder — Drama

Paris (France) — Drama

Americans — France — Paris — Drama

Motion pictures — France

Foreign films

Criminals

Betrayal

Man-woman relationships

Fugitives from justice

Murder

Americans

Motion pictures

France

France — Paris

Genres:

Motion pictures

New wave films

Feature films

Gangster films

Fiction films

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Drama

System Details:

Blu-ray, region A, widescreen (2.35:1, 16:9) presentation; DTS-HD Masetr Audio 5.1; requires Blu-ray player.

Performers:

Cast: Jean Seberg, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Daniel Boulanger, Henri-Jacques Huet, Roger Hanin, Van Doude, Liliane David, Michel Fabre, Jean-Pierre Melville, Claude Mansard, Jean-Luc Godard, Richard Balducci; with appearances by Philippe de Broca, Jean Domarchi, Jean Douchet, Jean Herman, André S. Labarthe.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Raoul Coutard ; music, Martial Solal ; editor, Cecile Decugis.

General Notes:

Based on an original treatment by Francois Truffaut.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1960.
Booklet includes an essay by scholar Dudley Andrew ("'Breathless' then and now"), "Godard in his own words" (selections from statements & interviews by Godard from 1959-1962), Francois Truffaut's original film treatment (as translated by Ellen Sowchek), and Godard's scenario for the film (as translated by Dory O'Brien).
Special features: Disc one: new, restored high-definition, digital transfer, approved by d.p. Raoul Coutard ; archival interviews with director Jean-Luc Godard and actors Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, and Jean-Pierre Melville ; French theatrical trailer ; new and improved English subtitle translation. Disc two: new video interviews with Coutard, asst. director Pierre Rissient, and filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker ; new video essays: filmmaker Mark Rappaport's Jean Seberg and critic Jonathan Rosenbaum's "Breathless as Criticism" ; "Chambre 12, Hotel de Suede," an eighty-minute French documentary about the making of Breathless with members of the cast and crew ; "Charlotte et son Jules," a 1959 short by Godard starring Belmondo ; plus: a book featuring an essay by scholar Dudley Andrew, writings by Godard, Francois Truffaut's original film treatment, and Godard's scenario.

Physical Description:

2 videodiscs (90 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in + 1 booklet (80 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).

Physical Characteristics:

(Blu-ray) 4 3/4 in.

Audio Characteristics:

(Blu-ray) digital; (Blu-ray) optical; (Blu-ray) mono; (Blu-ray) Dolby Digital 1.0

Video Characteristics:

(Blu-ray) laser optical; (Blu-ray) NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

(Blu-ray) video file; (Blu-ray) Blu-ray; (Blu-ray) region A

Call Numbers:

BRE 1960 BLU

ISBNs:

9781604657890
1604657898

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 715515111515
Publisher Number, The Criterion Collection (container): CC2348BDDVD
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection (Blu-ray disc): CC2348BDDVD-1

OCLC Numbers:

1053431750
870689648 [Invalid]