Breathless Excerpt 10: The parade on the Champs-Elysées; Patricia tailed by a policeman; escape through cinema (1’52”).

Excerpt 10
 

 Questions

1. Discuss Godard’s boldness in filming the tailing scene during the parade on the Champs-Elysées. What is the effect of the parade in the film?
2.

What is the effect of the double tailing scene? What is Godard’s intention, in your opinion?

3.

How does Patricia manage to lose the plain-clothes policeman? What does this episode say about the role of cinema?