Breathless was suggested by our member Jacquie Lee who writes: 'In light of the Richard Linklater’s excellent newly released film Nouvelle Vague – I was wondering whether the Garden Cinema might consider hosting a screening of Godard’s Breathless so we can watch this film on the big screen?'
Michel (Jean-Paul Belmondo) is a young hoodlum who models himself after Humphrey Bogart. After stealing a car in Marseille, he heads for Paris, gunning down a cop on the way. Once in the capital he meets up with American student Patricia (Jean Seberg), an aspiring journalist who sells copies of the New York Herald Tribune on the Champs-Elysee. Patricia agrees to hide him while he tries to trace a former associate who owes him money so that he can evade the police dragnet and make a break for Italy. But as the authorities close in, she betrays him, leading to a final shoot out in the street.
Please note, the screening on Tuesday 24 March is our free members' screening, Saturday 28 April is part of our 4th Birthday celebration, and Wednesday 1 April is a regular public screening, which is open to the general public.
