Breathless story
Breathless (French: À bout de souffle; "out of breath") is a 1960 French crime and drama film written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard about a wandering criminal (Jean-Paul Belmondo) and his American girlfriend (Jean Seberg). It was Godard's first feature-length work and represented Belmondo's breakthrough as an actor.
7 total · 7 major
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| boyfriend and girlfriend | major | Patricia and Michel were like a couple for the duration of the film |
| compassion vs. self-preservation | major | Patricia had a personal ethical dilemma regarding whether to betray her lover Michel to the police after the police had threatened her |
| exploiting a lover | major | Michel exploited his women for money, and possible Patricia exploited her men for other reasons |
| facing organized pursuit | major | Michal was on the lam from the police |
| murder | major | The otherwise petty criminal Michel killed a police officer and was thenceforth on the run from the long arm of the law. |
| romantic love | major | we saw Patricia and Michel deliberate with themselves on whether and how they loved each other |
| theft | major | Michel was a professional car thief, and not above lifting money from unguarded purses either. |