Directed by Jean-Luc Godard and released in 1960, A Bout de Souffle (Breathless) is a French crime drama film that started a new wave in French cinema and proved to be a milestone in the world history of films. Against a backdrop of the 1946 Blum—Byrnes agreements, under which quotas restricting the number of American…

One of the central themes of The Shawshank Redemption is friendship. Viewers, including myself, viewed the film as a story told from a friend’s perspective. The audience, following Red’s narration, can learn exactly how his opinions about Andy changed—he first thought of him as a weak person, then doubted his beliefs, and finally admired his…