Breathless
À bout de souffle
(1960)
A young car thief kills a policeman and tries to persuade a girl to hide in Italy with him.
7 Kinolab Clips
Opening Sequence
Michel steals a car with the help of a female accomplice and then shoots a police officer to evade arrest.
Duration: 00:05:18
Timestamp: 00:00:14
Contributor: Allison Cooper
The Harder They Fall
Michel Sees a Poster for the film The Harder They Fall (Mark Robson, 1956) at a Paris cinema and stops to admire publicity shots of the film's star, Humphrey Bogart.
Duration: 00:00:48
Timestamp: 00:17:41
Contributor: Allison Cooper
Ideal Crime Couple
Michel recounts a story to Patricia about a bus conductor who wooed and won a girl with stolen money, and then drives her to the appointment with her editor.
Duration: 00:03:17
Timestamp: 00:19:38
Contributor: Allison Cooper
Between Grief and Nothing
After Patricia discovers Michel sleeping in her apartment, the two talk.
Duration: 00:07:37
Timestamp: 00:42:56
Contributor: Allison Cooper
To Become Immortal, Then Die
Patricia attends a press conference at Orly with the writer Parvulesco (played by filmmaker Jean-Pierre Melville), where journalists ask about his thoughts on love, eroticism, and differences between the sexes, and his greatest aspiration in life.
Duration: 00:03:37
Timestamp: 00:53:54
Contributor: Allison Cooper
We Should Have Talked About Each Other
Patricia and Michel discuss their feelings for each other in light of Patricia's betrayal of Michel to the police.
Duration: 00:03:32
Timestamp: 01:19:27
Contributor: Allison Cooper
Closing Sequence
After Patricia reveals Michel's whereabouts to the police, Michel rejects his friend Berrutti's offer to help him escape and is shot.
Duration: 00:03:25
Timestamp: 01:23:02
Contributor: Allison Cooper