Breathless (1960)

Drama Crime Directed by Jean-Luc Godard
→ Influenced 4 films

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

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Films inspired by Breathless

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  1. Bottle Rocket (1993)
    "Jean-Luc Godard's film about a young criminal on the run influenced Anderson's storytelling and character development." Bottle Rocket: 10 Ways It Established Wes Anderson's Style Ben Sherlock ScreenRant
  2. Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
    "Arthur Penn took direct stylistic and structural cues from Breathless when making Bonnie and Clyde — antihero protagonists, abrupt tonal shifts, the French New Wave grammar of jump cuts and improvised location shooting. The screenplay was even shopped to Truffaut and Godard before Penn directed; Clyde's missing-lens sunglasses are a direct Belmondo quotation." source
  3. The Graduate (1967)
    "Godard's jump-cut aesthetic and youth-as-protagonist framing shaped Nichols's editing language. The Graduate's compression cuts (poolside-to-bedroom, e.g.) read as direct New Wave borrowing." source
  4. She's Gotta Have It (1986)
    "Lee's New Wave influences (Truffaut, Godard) shaped She's Gotta Have It's jump cuts, direct address to camera, and low-budget verité texture." source

Breathless (1960), directed by Jean-Luc Godard, has been cited as an influence on 4 later works, such as Bottle Rocket, Bonnie and Clyde, and The Graduate. Check out the citations below.