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Pretty Pictures
Directed by: Jean-Luc Godard
Featuring: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Daniel Boulanger, Henri-Jacques Huet, Roger Hanin, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jean-Luc Godard
There was before Breathless, and there was after Breathless. Jean-Luc Godard burst onto the film scene in 1960 with this jazzy, free-form, and sexy homage to the American film genres that inspired him as a writer for Cahiers du cinéma. With its lack of polish, surplus of attitude, anything-goes crime narrative, and effervescent young stars Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg, Breathless helped launch the French New Wave and ensured that cinema would never be the same.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
4K UHD
Blu-ray
Discs:
UHD-66 (1 Disc)
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 2 Discs
Regions:
None (4K UHD)
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37:1
Audio Options:
French PCM Mono 1.0
Resolution:
2160p/24
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
HDR:
HDR10
Dolby Vision
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Interview, Video Essay, Documentary, Short Film, Theatrical Trailer, Booklet
- Archival interviews with director Jean-Luc Godard and actors Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, and Jean-Pierre Melville
- Contemporary interviews with Raoul Coutard, assistant director Pierre Rissient, and filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker
- Two video essays: filmmaker Mark Rappaport’s Jean Seberg and critic Jonathan Rosenbaum’s “Breathless” as Criticism
- Chambre 12, Hôtel de Suède, a 1993 French documentary about the making of Breathless, featuring members of the cast and crew
- Charlotte et son Jules, a 1959 short film by Godard featuring Belmondo
- Trailer
- A booklet featuring an essay by scholar Dudley Andrew, writings by Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut’s original treatment, and Godard’s scenario
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Restoration Information
Breathless
Restoration by:
The Criterion Collection
Year: 2006
Scanned at: High-Definition Digital
Restored at: High-Definition Digital
Sources:
35mm Fine-grain master positive
Breathless
Restoration by:
StudioCanal
L Immagine Ritrovata
Year: 2021
Scanned at: 4K Digital
Restored at: 4K Digital
Sources:
35mm Original camera negative