A bout de soufflé (breathless) was a new wave of cinema around 1959/1960, including hand held cameras, real location settings and no studio based scenes, natural lighting, along with neon lights, un common editing and lastly the main protagonist who is anti-hero.
Breathless was a very interesting film to watch and understand at first, following the main protagonist around Paris, moving from one women to the next, taking money, stealing cars, just like an everyday situation. However his main reason for being constantly on the move is because he 'accidently' shot a police officer, in which the hunt is on for the protagonist, Michel, to be captured. Whilst following Michel, we are introduced to an American journalist, Patricia Franchini, who is confused on her love for Michel, so decides to join him to run away together to Italy. What I love about this film was the ending in which, I was convinced their love for one another grew, however Patricia called the police on Michel telling them exactly where he was, because she decided she was not in love with him at all, which is an unusual ending, in which not many people would be used to, because this was a new film, from the French, as Hollywood's structure was a male protagonist, and a villain, along with an understanding storyline and suitable ending. However this film is a complete contrast with Michel as the main protagonist, but an anti-hero, along with scenes talking about daily life, or seducing men/women.
Overall though difficult to understand at first, the film did make sense and it was interesting to watch, as we are used to a set structure within the film industry, so it was nice to see something bizarre made, but worked.
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