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BREATHLESS

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Crime, Drama | 90 MIN | France

A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he reunites with a hip American journalism student and attempts to persuade her to run away with him to Italy.

AWARDS: Berlin International Film Festival 1960 – Won, Best Director. Online Film & Television Association 2022 – Film Hall of Fame
DIRECTOR: Jean-Luc Godard
WRITTEN BY: François Truffaut
WITH: Jean Seberg, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jean-Luc Godard
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