A Bout de Souffle / Pierrot le Fou: Double-Sided Japanese B5 Poster-Pamphlet (2021)
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Publication Year: 2021
Dimensions: 176 mm x 250 mm (6.9 in. x 9.8 in.)
Language: Japanese
More than promotional ephemera, this double-sided B5 pamphlet was designed for the 2021 Japanese 4K restorations of two of Jean-Luc Godard’s most iconic films: A Bout de Souffle (Breathless) and Pierrot le Fou. It marks a significant cultural moment—both a reintroduction and a celebration of two films that helped redefine the grammar of cinema.
On one side, a crisp green-toned layout frames Jean Seberg and Jean-Paul Belmondo as they stroll through a Paris forever immortalized in Breathless. Flip it, and you're swept into the deep Mediterranean blue of Pierrot le Fou, with Belmondo and Anna Karina caught in a moment of poetic escape. The design mirrors the radical contrast between the two films—one restless and urban, the other dreamy and anarchic.
Inside, the spread offers film stills, production notes, and commentary contextualizing the films’ historical and visual importance. It’s both accessible and thoughtful—designed not just to promote, but to invite reflection.
Printed in B5 format (approx. 18 x 25 cm), this piece bridges eras and audiences. Perfect for cinephiles, collectors, or anyone who understands that a poster can be more than a surface—it can be an entryway into a cinematic worldview.