Michel Poiccard

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Michel Poiccard is the charismatic, amoral young criminal protagonist of Jean-Luc Godard’s film "Breathless," emblematic of the French New Wave’s rebellious antihero.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf antihero
criminal
fictional character
film character
admires Humphrey Bogart NERFINISHED
alignment morally ambiguous
appearsIn Breathless NERFINISHED
À bout de souffle NERFINISHED
associatedWithMovement French New Wave NERFINISHED
basedIn Paris
causeOfDeath gunshot wounds
characterTrait amoral
charismatic
impulsive
rebellious
self-centered
commits murder of a policeman
countryOfOriginOfWork France NERFINISHED
createdBy Jean-Luc Godard NERFINISHED
dialogueLanguage French
diesIn Breathless NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Breathless NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceYear 1960
gender male
hasGenreContext French New Wave cinema NERFINISHED
crime drama
romantic drama
influencedBy American film noir archetypes
knownFor breaking cinematic conventions
direct address to camera
languageOfWorkOrName French
medium cinema
narrativeFunction embodiment of existential alienation
narrativeRole protagonist
nationality French
occupation car thief
criminal
partner Patricia Franchini NERFINISHED
partOf Breathless characters
portrayedBy Jean-Paul Belmondo NERFINISHED
romanticallyInvolvedWith Patricia Franchini NERFINISHED
setIn Paris NERFINISHED
smokes cigarettes
style casual
iconic trench coat and sunglasses
symbolizes moral ambiguity
youthful rebellion

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Breathless maleLeadCharacter Michel Poiccard