Breathless.

Money doesn`t buy happiness. But happiness isn`t everything.

- Jean Seberg -

"New York Herald Tribune" she was yelling in the streets of Paris next to Jean-Paul Belmondo in Breathless (A bout de souffle) by Jean-Luc Godard and dancing with Jacques while Juliette Gréco was singing in Bonjour Tristesse by Otto Preminger. She is Jean Seberg, one of the many faces of the french New Wave, something strange for that girl born in Marshalltown, Iowa on November 13, 1938. As she saw a movie starring Marlon Brando, she became interested in movies but never really wanted to be an actress. However, she made her film debut in 1957 in the title role of Saint Joan. Even if Jean played in successful movies, bad press and several personal issues nearly ruined her career. She also supported the Black Panther Party.Though she had done nothing illegal, FBI director J. Edgar Hoover considered her a threat to the American state. Her telephone was tapped and her private life was closely observed. She knew about it and felt chased. In August 1979, she was missing and found dead eleven days later in the back seat of her car, which was parked close to her Paris apartment in the 16th arrondissement. The police report stated that she had taken a massive overdose of barbiturates and alcohol (8g per litre). A suicide note ("Forgive me. I can no longer live with my nerves.") was found in her hand.