Pierrot le Fou
A playful, philosophical crime spree that keeps breaking into song, color, and sudden violence, cool and restless.
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Breathless
A restless, stylish drift through Paris with a reckless charmer, cool on the surface but quietly fatalistic underneath.
About 1960 French film by Jean-Luc Godard
Genres drama, crime
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard
Written by Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut
Starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Jean-Pierre Melville, Roger Hanin, Daniel Boulanger, Jean Douchet, Jean-Louis Richard, André S. Labarthe
Music Martial Solal
Runtime 87 min
Country France
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