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  • Vivre Sa Vie

    ★★★½

  • Breathless

    ★★

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  • Vivre Sa Vie

    Vivre Sa Vie

    ★★★½

    Godard hones in more on character development here than he did in Breathless, which was enjoyable. He focuses on Nana, a young woman who abandons her family in order to pursue an acting career that turns to one in prostitution. It's shot nicely as a documentary-like film, which helps bring the viewer closer to seeing how Nana's life is actually experienced by her and the people around her. Godard also splits the story up into episodes that feature the changing…

  • Breathless

    Breathless

    ★★

    Breathless is an interesting watch because its story is so old-fashioned but its techniques clearly influenced filmmaking today. When watching it I got the impression that Godard and his friends wanted to create a whole new narrative for their story. Instead of filming on a set they go out to the streets of Paris, and instead of Michel Poiccard killing a policeman in the middle of the movie he does it at the start, which makes his hide-out the main…