A Bout de Souffle / Breathless (1959) Poster, French, Style B

A Bout de Souffle / Breathless (1959) Poster, French, Style B

Artist: Clement Hurel (1927-2008)

Unframed: 63 x 47 in. (160 x 119 cm)

There were two posters designed for the French release of this film. The main poster uses only three colours (black, white and green), and is photographic in style. This style B poster, designed by Clement Hurel, is in complete contrast, with its bright colours, bold 60s graphics and painted artwork.

This style B poster is the rarest on this title, and seldom surfaces.

This is a 1960 French New Wave film written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo as a small-time criminal, and Jean Seberg as his American girlfriend. This was Godard's first feature-length work and Belmondo's breakthrough as an actor. This film was one of the earliest and most influential examples of French New Wave, and along with other films released just a year earlier, brought international acclaim to this new untraditional style of French filmmaking, owing to its visual style and unconventional filming techniques.