popularized the 'offbeat' 'quirky' 'dramedy' before Wes Anderson came into existence

You can get a glimpse of Gallo's influences such as Cassavetes and Lynch...

When this came out... I viewed in an unfavorable light... comparing it to Goodfellas... but i have to say, It's held up nicely over the years!

That's right... I cried while watching this

Not even in the coen brother's top 3.

"Why do you want to make love to me?" asks Patricia in the bedroom scene. "Because you’re beautiful" "but I’m not beautiful" "OK, then because you’re ugly" Breathless is arguably the greatest of the French New Wave films.

I just want to hug myself every time I watch this....

Beautiful, smart, and Baumbach's homage to Godard, Renoir, Truffaut and his other French New Wave predecessors.