Breakaway poster

Breakaway

6.5(17)19676m2

Breakaway plays out like a visual symphony. A prototype for the best (but still, lesser) contemporary formalist music videos, like Peter Care’s “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?” and “Drive” (both for REM), Conner’s movie is an experiment in the visual language of film. But no matter how powerful a formal analysis of his filmmaking process may be in suggesting how Conner’s rhythms affect us, there is much in Breakaway – in Basilotta’s brash and unbridled self-assertiveness, in Conner’s feverish camera style, and even in the uncomplicated honesty of Cobb’s catchy lyrics and tune – that defies verbalisation… and must simply be loved! -- Senses of Cinema

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Status
Released
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Language
English

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Bruce Conner

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereFilm-Makers' Cinematheque3 Feb 1967

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Breakaway was released on 3 February 1967.

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