A Bout de Souffle: French Film Guide

by Ramona Fotiade

Book Overview

One of the most charismatic feature films of the New Wave, A Bout de Souffle (1960) has retained much of its appeal not only as the emphatic statement of a generational break with tradition, but also as Godard's earliest rendition of a set of thematic and stylistic motifs that would become his trademark. Sustained critical attention over almost fifty years has made this a cult film, propelled in part by the memorable coupling of its lead actors,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780765088
• ISBN13: 9781780765082
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"