In Detail

Small-time thief (Jean-Paul Belmondo) steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman.

Wanted by the authorities, he reunites with a hip American journalism student (Jean Seberg) and attempts to persuade her to run away with him to Italy. Widely regarded as the ground zero of the French New Wave movement and clearly hugely influential and standout in terms of narrative and attitude.

The film feels cuttingly original and has an aura of edge, attitude and freedom to the proceedings. A landmark film, it forever changed perceptions of cinema.

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FRENCH NEW WAVE

In light of the release of Richard Linklater's film 'Nouvelle Vague', we are delighted to present two actual French New Wave films - 'Breathless' and 'The 400 Blows' - accompanied by an illustrated talk.

Nouvelle Vague