L’Atalante & Breathless Response Paper

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almost bearable, I didn’t especially like it.
Breathless, on the other hand, held my interest. There was a definite plot as well as plenty of action and romance. I also enjoyed it because I had the feeling that everything I would need to know about the characters was revealed from the beginning.
This film had a much more “stylized” mise-en-scene than L’Atalante.
Some aspects of the mise-en-scene that caught my attention were the costuming and acting styles. The Bogart-esque costuming and mannerisms of Michel aided in explaining his character. Even though the film makers seemingly wanted the audience to never have a clue as to what to expect of Michel, he was a fairly obvious and almost cliche character. Patricia’s casual yet beautiful look and manner was helpful in developing her character as well. My expectations of Patricia were not quite met though. I would have never guessed that she would have told Michel that she called the police. She led me to believe that she had ...

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