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Jesse (Richard Gere, American Gigolo), a restless and cocky common criminal with a penchant for fast cars, rock ‘n roll music and comic books, finds himself obsessed with Monica (Valérie Kaprisky, La Femme Publique), a French exchange student at UCLA. On the run for car theft and the accidental slaying of a highway patrolman, Jesse finds himself on the streets of Los Angeles, passing time in swimming pools, making love with Monica and dodging the law that is closing in on him. A controversial remake of Jean-Luc Godard’s iconic staple of the French New Wave, À bout de souffle (1960), BREATHLESS is a decidedly 80s updating of the tried-and-true merging of romance and crime, giving way to the sex and violence expected from its era. Directed by American iconoclast Jim McBride (David Holzman’s Diary, The Big Easy), who co-wrote the script with L.M. Kit Carson (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2; Paris, Texas), BREATHLESS is a potent blast of pop-culture idolation, eschewing the gritty monochrome of its source for a vibrant, colorful, Los Angeles, gorgeously captured by director of photography Richard H. Kline (Body Heat, The Fury). Cinématographe is proud to present Jim McBride’s illustrious neo-noir in its world UHD debut of a new 4K restoration from its original camera negative. Directed by: Jim McBride Starring: Richard Gere, Valérie Kaprisky, Art Metrano, John P. Ryan, William Tepper, James Hong 1983 / 100 min / 1.85:1 / English DTS-HD MA 2.0

Product details

• ASIN: B0FF7JZ3TB
• Actors: Richard Gere
• Studio: vinegar syndrome
• Run time: 1 hour and 40 minutes
• Producers: Jim McBride
• MPAA rating: R (Restricted)
• Media Format: 4K, Blu-ray
• Release date: May 27, 2025
• Number of discs: 2
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