Breathless

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

A botched attempt to remake Jean-Luc Godard's classic nouvelle vague entry, A Bout de souffle, Breathless follows Jesse (Richard Gere), a fugitive wanted for the murder of a police officer. In the course of his flight from the law, he hitches up with a beautiful French college student (the stunning Valerie Kaprisky), and together the two attempt to escape to Mexico. From start to finish, Breathless places style over substance; the film is almost insufferably hip, although its hipness now seems more dated than a time capsule. More attention seems paid to wardrobe, set design and soundtrack than anything else, yet it lacks any of the stark visual impact the original managed to achieve. Gere is passable as the sociopathic killer (although he relies on shirtlessness to carry him through much of the film), but Kaprisky, though beautiful, demonstrates limited acting range. ~ Jeremy Beday, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 (Pre-1954 Standard)
• Audio: Dolby Digital Mono
• Screen: Pan and Scan
• Subtitle: Spanish, French
• Features:
  • cc
  • Collectible booklet
  • Original theatrical trailer

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Director:

  Jim McBride

• Producer:

  Martin Erlichman

• Screenwriter:

  Jim McBride, L.M. Kit Carson, Michael Jenning

• Cinematographer:

  Richard H. Kline

• Composer (Music Score):

  Jack Nitzsche

• Editor:

  Robert L. Estrin, Stephen Mack

• Production Designer:

  Richard Sylbert

• Executive Producer:

  Keith Addis

• Set Designer:

  George P. Gaines

• Costume Designer:

  J. Allen Highfill

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Bruce Bisenz

• First Assistant Director:

  Jack Baran

• Casting:

  Jane Jenkins