I can’t believe it is 50 years old, but the classic À bout de souffle is being re-released to celebrate it.
Written and Directed by Jean-Luc Godard it stars Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg.
Michel Poiccard, an irresponsible sociopath and small-time thief, steals a car and impulsively murders the motorcycle policeman who pursues him. Now wanted by the authorities, he renews his relationship with Patricia Franchini, a hip American girl studying journalism at the Sorbonne, whom he had met in Nice a few weeks earlier. Before leaving Paris, he plans to collect a debt from an underworld acquaintance and expects her to accompany him on his planned getaway to Italy. Even with his face in the local papers and media, Poiccard seems oblivious to the dragnet that is slowly closing around him as he recklessly pursues his love of American movies and libidinous interest in the beautiful American.
So far it only appears to be getting a theatrical re-release in the US:
| NOW PLAYING | :: NEW YORK, NY Film Forum :: LOS ANGELES, CA Laemmle’s Royal :: PASADENA, CA Laemmle’s Playhouse :: SANTA MONICA, CA Laemmle’s Monica 4 :: PHILADELPHIA, PA Ritz at the Bourse  |
| OPENS JUNE 18 | :: CHICAGO, IL Music Box Theatre |
| OPENS JULY 9 | :: BROOKLINE, MA Coolidge Corner Theatre :: CAMBRIDGE, MA Landmark’s Kendall Square Cinema :: SILVER SPRINGS, MD AFI Silver |
| OPENS JULY 16 | :: DENVER, CO Landmark’s Chez Artiste |
| OPENS JULY 23 | :: DETROIT, MI Detroit Film Theatre :: SAN DIEGO, CA Landmark’s Ken Cinema :: SAN FRANCISCO, CA Landmark Theatres |
| OPENS JULY 30 | :: BERKELEY, CA Rialto Elmwood |
| OPENS AUGUST 13 | :: OMAHA, NE Film Streams :: PORTLAND, OR Cinema 21 |
| OPENS AUGUST 19 | :: AUSTIN, TX Paramount Theatre |
Hopefully, it will turn up in the UK, but at the very least we should get a remastered version on Blu-Ray. More info here.
Source: Trailer Addict
