Overview

• The film reconstructs the 1959–60 making of Jean‑Luc Godard’s À bout de souffle and the early Paris New Wave milieu.
• Reviews praise the vintage craft—black‑and‑white images, 4:3 framing and a grainy texture—and a lively, jazzy tone.
• A young cast leads the drama, with Guillaume Marbeck as Godard, Zoey Deutch as Jean Seberg and Aubry Dullin as Jean‑Paul Belmondo.
• Some French outlets admire the homage yet fault its limited depth and moments that feel touristic or hagiographic.
• Coverage notes Linklater’s evident scholarship despite not speaking French and highlights the playful on‑screen naming of New Wave figures like Truffaut, Chabrol, Rohmer and Rivette.