Set in 1959 in the wake of Truffaut's The 400 Blows, which paved the way for French New Wave cinema, it follows the unconventional filming style of Jean-Luc Godard as he improvises his way through his first feature, Breathless. Intentional or not, Jean-Luc comes off as a pretentious prick, always wearing dark shades and appearing nonchalant as he clashes with lead actress, Jean Seberg. All of my praise goes towards the look of the film, which feels like it was authentically made during this era—in black and white, Academy ratio and all in French—while Zoey Deutch perfectly captures the nuances of Seberg.
3 cigarette burns out of 5
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