While typically I do not enjoy foreign films simply because I am too lazy to read the subtitles, Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless changes the way I look at foreign film. Skeptical at first, I thoroughly enjoyed this film. I think the main reason it appeas to me is Jean-Paul Belmondo's charismatic personality. I could not help but be entertained by almost everything Belmondo's character Michel did. My favorite scene is appears towards the beginning of the film when Belmondo races through the countryside in a stolen vehicle. Combinded with Godard's famous jump cuts and Michel's voice over, I became enthralled in the scene.
Another thing that makes the film so fascinating is Godard's ability to separate the audience from the characters. While Michel appealed to me as a likeable character, I was not disappointed when he was killed in the somewhat anti-climatic end. Overall, Breathless is a French New Wave classic that changes the way we watch film today.