A Few Words About A few words about...™ Breathless (1983) -- in Blu-ray (1 Viewer)

Shout Factory's new Blu-ray of Jim McBride's Breathless, a domestic take on the 1959 Godard original, is a good-looking Blu-ray.

As a film from the 1980s, part of the MGM holdings, it should be, but stranger things have occurred with films of this age.

Color, densities, black levels, grain structure all looks fine.  Ms Kaprisky's flesh tones (she's now 52) appear fine for the then 19 year-old.

I was never able to connect with this film when at original release in 1983, and it still doesn't seem to work today.

I'm a fan of the original.

Be it known, however, that the new Blu-ray, from a tech perspective is a good bet.

Image - 4.25

Audio - 5

Pass / Fail - Pass

RAH

Having never seen the 1960 original (didn't know it existed). I did catch this remake on late night cable back in 1984. I remember being impressed by the musical score. A bit disappointed by the ending but overall, not bad.
It does pique my interest in the original.

Kyrsten Brad said:

Having never seen the 1960 original (didn't know it existed). I did catch this remake on late night cable back in 1984. I remember being impressed by the musical score. A bit disappointed by the ending but overall, not bad.
It does pique my interest in the original.

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I reviewed Criterion's Blu-ray release of the 1960 original five years ago. That review is here.

Great news.

I'm a fan of the original as well. My first experience was not a television broadcast but a presentation at a small cinema here in Hamburg in 2001. A couple of days later I bought the DVD.


But I always liked the 80's version also (which I knew before the original version). So it's good to know to get both films on BD.

Kyrsten Brad said:

Having never seen the 1960 original (didn't know it existed). I did catch this remake on late night cable back in 1984. I remember being impressed by the musical score. A bit disappointed by the ending but overall, not bad.
It does pique my interest in the original.

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Godard films have been re-made/imagined a few times.

Not one is worth watching compared to the original.