Breathless (1960)
8/10
Unusual But Interesting Camera Movement And Editing Style, Which Doesn't Distract From Its Story Or Make The Film Overly Pretensious
24 February 2023
It was my 2nd time watching. I thought that I might not like it as much as I did the first time, but was mistaken. I enjoyed it almost about the same.

It's a peculiar film in many respects. The camera movements and the odd editing style; but none of that completely detracted me from the story. If anything it enhanced it in a way I can't really explain.

I read that some regard the film as very ameutetish. But again, that to me does not work against it. Instead, it gives it a certain character, that I personally find entertaining.

I did puzzle over the stoicism of the main female character. I wondered a few times if maybe she was just a bad actress. Then I just accepted it as a personality trait, and combined it with all the films other oddities.

Maybe that's it. The film is odd, but not to the point of making it overly pretenious.

8/10 reflects my opinion that the film is worth watching, and worth watching even more then once.
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