A Woman Is a Woman


A Woman Is a Woman

Film poster
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard
Produced by Carlo Ponti
Georges de Beauregard
Written by Jean-Luc Godard
Starring Jean-Claude Brialy
Anna Karina
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Music by Michel Legrand
Cinematography Raoul Coutard
Editing by Agnès Guillemot
Lila Herman
Release date(s) 6 September 1961
Running time 85 minutes
Country France
Language French
Budget $160,000 (estimated)

A Woman Is a Woman (French: Une Femme est une femme') is a 1961 French New Wave film directed by Jean-Luc Godard and featuring Anna Karina, Jean-Paul Belmondo, and Jean-Claude Brialy. It is a tribute to American musical comedy.

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Plot

The film centers around the relationship of exotic dancer Angéla (Karina) and her lover Émile (Brialy). Rather than ever having a proper discussion, Angéla and Émile prefer to trivialise serious matters, for example, arguing using book titles, and argue about trivialities, such as Angela's pronunciation of the letter "r". Angéla wants to have a child, but Émile does not. Complicating matters is Émile's best friend Alfred (Belmondo), who constantly insists that he is in love with her.

Cast

  • Jean-Claude Brialy - Émile Récamier (as Brialy)
  • Anna Karina - Angela (as Karina)
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo - Alfred Lubitsch (as Belmondo)
  • Henri Attal - Faux aveugle #2 (uncredited)
  • Karyn Balm - (uncredited)
  • Dorothée Blank - Prostitute 3 (uncredited)
  • Catherine Demongeot - Zazie (uncredited)
  • Marie Dubois - Angela's friend (uncredited)
  • Ernest Menzer - Bar Owner (uncredited)
  • Jeanne Moreau - Woman in Bar (uncredited)
  • Nicole Paquin - Suzanne (uncredited)
  • Gisèle Sandré - Prostitute 2 (uncredited)
  • Marion Sarraut - Prostitute 1 (uncredited)
  • Dominique Zardi - Faux aveugle #1 (uncredited)

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Berlinale 1961: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1961/03_preistraeger_1961/03_Preistraeger_1961.html. Retrieved 2010-01-24. 

External links

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The Films of Jean-Luc Godard
1960s
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British Sounds • Pravda • One A.M. • Number Two
1980s
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Nouvelle Vague • Allemagne année 90 neuf zéro • Hélas pour moi • For Ever Mozart • The Old Place
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