Breathless Excerpt 9: Michel and the informer; the headlines; the role of Godard in the film (1’02”).

Excerpt 9

 Questions

1. What is the role of the newspaper here?
2.

What is the relationship between the role of the newspaper and the role of Patricia (who works for the Herald Tribune) in Michel’s life?

3. Discuss the role Godard plays in this sequence. What can we conclude as regards the relation between a director and his/her characters?
4.

Why does Godard use an iris out shot at the end of this episode?