Breathless Excerpt 11: The denouement on the rue Campagne-Première; Michel’s death (3’27”)
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Breathless Excerpt 11: The denouement on the rue Campagne-Première; Michel’s death (3’27”)
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| 1. | Why doesn’t Michel leave with his friend, since he knows that the police are coming? |
| 2. | Describe the manner in which Godard films Michel’s long run down the street until he falls. How is this sequence particularly typical of New Wave filmmaking? |
| 3. | How may we interpret the three faces that Michel makes while looking at Patricia just before dying? |
| 4. | Discuss the final shot of the film: Patricia’s question, “What does ‘dégueulasse’ mean?”, her drawing her thumb across her lips, her look into the camera. |