Breathless Excerpt 2: Michel driving the stolen car; the murder of the motorcycle policeman (3:00)
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Breathless Excerpt 2: Michel driving the stolen car; the murder of the motorcycle policeman (3:00)
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| 1. | Whom is Michel speaking to when he talks about the sea, the mountains, and the city? How does Godard try to shock the spectator? |
| 2. | When does chance begin to play an important role in the film? |
| 3. | What symbolic value may we see in Michel’s taking shots at the sun? |
| 4. | Michel crosses a solid line to pass the car in front of him. What does this act represent in the context of the film? |
| 5. | Discuss the editing of the shots in the chase scene. What do we find striking here? |
| 6. | Discuss the editing of the shots in the sequence of the policeman’s murder (beginning with the policemen’s voice-over words: “Don’t move or you’re a dead man”). |