Breathless (1960)
When I feel a bit less inspired I try and find films that inspire me, and that sometimes means going back. Breathless by Jean Luc Godard is one of those films. I did see it while in film school, but I've grown to admire it more and more, and after seeing it again the movie reverberates through me in what good cinema is. For those who cannot get over Godard's style I understand that it may not be your cup of tea, but Godard is one of the more innovative directors of the era then most. In each film he pushes cinema a bit further in what he thinks it should be. Sometimes it's entertainment, but most times there is a message. In a way it's a feeling, a response he wants to get out of his audience, and Breathless certainly does that. From its cinematography to its editing the film has a feeling of restlessness. Even in the sequences where the characters talk about nothing in particular. To Godard these scenes are important, ...