"Breathless" (1960), starring Jean Seberg and Jean-Paul Belmondo, was his first major film and was inspired by American gangster movies. "This rare manuscript brings together these two major figures ...

The late auteur, who died in 2022, made his feature directorial debut with "Breathless," also known as "À Bout de Souffle." The iconic 1960 film ushered in the French New Wave and propelled its ...