More than 1941's "Citizen "Kane"", where Charles Foster Kane, still remains a Hollywood first generation film product, "Breathless" is a revolt into a new style film, and begins a new generation of film-a type of film characterized by the elevation of the self. ... Both parents are away from home a lot, and neither pays close attention to the boy: They judge him by appearances, and by the reports of others who misunderstand him (Strocko). The auteur theory manifested in the both movies celebrated the movie director as "author," much in the manner that a novelist can be identified throu...

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