Question regarding Godard's Breathless
04-19-04, 10:09 AM
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Question regarding Godard's Breathless
Okay, I've wondered about this for quite some time, maybe someone on here has some insight into this.
Jean-Paul Belmondo's character in Breathless, uses the pseudonym Laszlo Kovacs. Now as most of us know László Kovács is also the name of a well known Hungarian cinematographer.
Breathless was made in 1960. IMDB lists László Kovács as having shot his first film in 1964.
Was the pseudonym in the film just a coincidence? Did Godard know Kovács and use his name as an homage?
Anybody know?
Jean-Paul Belmondo's character in Breathless, uses the pseudonym Laszlo Kovacs. Now as most of us know László Kovács is also the name of a well known Hungarian cinematographer.
Breathless was made in 1960. IMDB lists László Kovács as having shot his first film in 1964.
Was the pseudonym in the film just a coincidence? Did Godard know Kovács and use his name as an homage?
Anybody know?
04-19-04, 10:46 AM
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According to Ebert:
One inside joke in the film is always mentioned, but is not really there. Michel's alias is "Laszlo Kovacs," and countless writers inform us this is a reference to the legendary Hungarian cinematographer. In fact, Godard had not met Kovacs at the time, and the reference is to the character Belmondo played in Chabrol's "A Double Tour" (1959). In a film with so many references to the past of the cinema, it is amusing to find a coincidental reference to its future
04-19-04, 04:56 PM
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Re: Question regarding Godard's Breathless
Originally posted by Bobby Shalom
Now as most of us know László Kovács is also the name of a well known Hungarian cinematographer.
Now as most of us know László Kovács is also the name of a well known Hungarian cinematographer.
