9.19.2011

À Bout de Souffle (1960)

From another time - generational angst that defined the 1960s. Chock full of anti-establishment, lust, and recklessness. A cop killing Frenchman pines over a blond American girl trying to get her to escape with him. She half-heartedly gives in to his advances only to half-heartedly flee. There is a back and forth that shows they both really don't know what they want.


The movie is a classic and it's worth watching just to see what Paris looked like a half century ago. The plot and acting is dramatic enough to keep you engaged, but the tale has been told many times since by copycats, so it isn't that new anymore.

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