This year's "Kinas po zvaigdemis" (eng. - "Cinema Under the Stars) festival in Vilnius has a strong repertoire but, unfortunately, I booked a trip abroad and won't be able to enjoy most of it. My options for the first week were limited due to time restraints, but I managed to choose to watch the French new wave entry "Breathless" because, with the given movie descriptions, it felt like something I am least familiar with so far.
In my opinion, this movie has done something remarkable - they created a character that should be hated by everyone for his misogynistic views, but he possesses such a level of charm that it is enough to not only seduce his love interest but also us, the viewer. I can't really tell why, most of his comments regarding women were objectifying, but at the same time, you don't expect anything less from his persona, who's rarely seen without a cigarette in his mouth.
The dynamic between Michel and Patricia is sensual in a way that I've only found between people who are really close to each other - you know, the kind of relationship where you could say the most horrible things to each other without hurting each other and fully understanding what was implied with those words. The kind of comfortability that I envy amongst people with healthy friend groups or relationships. Besides this, the intimacy between these two never seemed boring to me. I can't really tell how long the scene in the hotel room took, but it felt like a big chunk of the movie and I've never felt bored, not after the first time Michel whined, not after the 2nd one and not even after the 20-something time.
This movie was intimate, thrilling, suspenseful, it had a great score to accompany the mood, wonderful views of Paris and it was shot in a delightful way. I'm a big fan of long shots where a scene plays out with little or no cuts at all and this movie was shot in that way exactly, so I could just sit and admire it for most of it's run.
In my opinion, this movie has done something remarkable - they created a character that should be hated by everyone for his misogynistic views, but he possesses such a level of charm that it is enough to not only seduce his love interest but also us, the viewer. I can't really tell why, most of his comments regarding women were objectifying, but at the same time, you don't expect anything less from his persona, who's rarely seen without a cigarette in his mouth.
The dynamic between Michel and Patricia is sensual in a way that I've only found between people who are really close to each other - you know, the kind of relationship where you could say the most horrible things to each other without hurting each other and fully understanding what was implied with those words. The kind of comfortability that I envy amongst people with healthy friend groups or relationships. Besides this, the intimacy between these two never seemed boring to me. I can't really tell how long the scene in the hotel room took, but it felt like a big chunk of the movie and I've never felt bored, not after the first time Michel whined, not after the 2nd one and not even after the 20-something time.
This movie was intimate, thrilling, suspenseful, it had a great score to accompany the mood, wonderful views of Paris and it was shot in a delightful way. I'm a big fan of long shots where a scene plays out with little or no cuts at all and this movie was shot in that way exactly, so I could just sit and admire it for most of it's run.