Overview
Open response: Breathless (1960) dir. Jean-Luc Godard
What did you think of the film?
Do you get a sense of why film critic Roger Ebert once said of this film that "modern movies start here?" What in the film feels like it might have been revolutionary for audiences at the time? Visually and structurally, how does it stand out?
What kind of a relationship do you see between this film and Hollywood, along with American culture in general?
The journal is set-up as an open response assignment and you can choose to answer any of these questions or explore ideas of your own. Whatever you decide to focus on, try to stay focused on a clear idea and cite examples from the film to support your analysis.