Breathless
Cinema
Jean-Luc Goddard, 1959 1h 30m (12a)
Jean-Paul Belmondo’s suave young criminal turns to Jean Seberg’s American student for help in Jean-Luc Godard’s glorious Breathless, a landmark film of the French New Wave (‘Nouvelle Vague’).
Saturday, 14 February 2026
Subtitled
Subtitled
12.00 PM
This is a French language film and will be subtitled
Standard £10
Towner Members £9
Under 25s £7
Babes in Arms £8
Relaxed Screening £5
Family Film £3.50
Friday Film Night £8.50
Jean-Paul Belmondo’s suave young criminal turns to Jean Seberg’s American student for help in Jean-Luc Godard’s glorious Breathless, a landmark film of the French New Wave (‘Nouvelle Vague’).
Michel (Belmondo) styles himself on Humphrey Bogart. After an attempted car theft takes a more serious turn, he heads to Paris, where he tries to persuade American journalism student Patricia (Seberg) to flee to Italy with him. A chaotic, exciting and anarchic romance, Godard’s debut challenged conventions of cinematic grammar and style and helped forge a revolution in film. Bursting with youthful energy, wit and invention, Breathless still feels as radically fresh today as it did on arrival.
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