Breathless 4K 1983

Jim McBride's film Last Breath, starring a young Richard Gere, is a remake of Godard's film of the same name, but for a number of reasons it stands on its own as a unique work.

1. Genre. Jim McBride's film can be classified as an erotic drama with elements of a thriller, while Godard's film is shot purely in the style of the New Wave, where the plot is secondary to psychological realism and innovative directing.

2. Interpretation of the main character. Richard Gere's Jesse is difficult to classify as part of the so-called lost generation (like Belmondo's character). Jesse is an adventurer by nature, living exclusively for the moment. All his reckless actions condemn him to a tragic end, which he accepts as a given.

3. Candid eroticism. The exceptionally beautiful and VERY candid scenes distance the film even further from the original, but even now these scenes surprise with their passion. In this sense, the film showed true love between the characters, moving away from the language of hints, which is another plus for this film.

The film is, of course, primarily of interest to fans of Richard Gere, but lovers of high-quality erotic dramas should not miss it either. Although it is a remake of a French masterpiece, it looks quite decent and is of a high standard.