As a big fan of A Bout de Souffle, aka Breathless, I have to agree with those who find Kristen Stewart too hard-edged and almost clumsy in the lead role. The dark eyebrows certainly didn't help, but mostly she just carries her body like a burden. Seberg had an almost a hummingbird like presence. Her light, playful sense of humor and whimsy are also missing from Stewart's character.
I enjoyed this film nonetheless for what it taught me about yet another case of persecution by the FBI of a U. S. citizen. I knew that Seberg had died under "mysterious circumstances" at the age of forty. It is truly ghastly how much moral horror lies embedded in the Bureau, which should have been abolished long ago.
One interesting aspect (and I would say virtue) of this particular production is that it depicts Jean Seberg as a flawed character with limitations and an almost childish desire to make herself somehow more important than she was as a mere movie star. Nonetheless, viewers can affirm on the basis of this film that, despite her flaws, Seberg was horribly wronged by government agents whose salary was ironically paid by her through federal taxation. If only this were an isolated incident...
I enjoyed this film nonetheless for what it taught me about yet another case of persecution by the FBI of a U. S. citizen. I knew that Seberg had died under "mysterious circumstances" at the age of forty. It is truly ghastly how much moral horror lies embedded in the Bureau, which should have been abolished long ago.
One interesting aspect (and I would say virtue) of this particular production is that it depicts Jean Seberg as a flawed character with limitations and an almost childish desire to make herself somehow more important than she was as a mere movie star. Nonetheless, viewers can affirm on the basis of this film that, despite her flaws, Seberg was horribly wronged by government agents whose salary was ironically paid by her through federal taxation. If only this were an isolated incident...