“There was before Breathless, and there was after Breathless.” So begins the description of Jean-Luc Godard’s first feature film on the back of the Criterion Collection’s Blu Ray edition. Godard became the prime mover in what has been called by film historians as “The French New Wave” that changed cinema forever. His inspired use of cinematography paired with what some would say is his rather lazy attitude towards constructing narrative film was seen and unbelieved by millions. Join Luke and I as we see things we appreciate but tend to shake our heads as this milestone of international cinema.
