A Woman Is a Woman
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| 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 min. |
| 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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[edit] 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.
[edit] References
There are many references to other films of the French New Wave throughout the film, including:
- A bout de souffle (another film by Godard, also starring Jean-Paul Belmondo)
- Tirez sur le pianiste (a film by Truffaut)
- Jules et Jim (Jeanne Moreau makes an uncredited cameo, when Alfred asks her "How's it going with Jules et Jim?")
- There are also multiple references to the singer, Charles Aznavour.
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[edit] External links
- A Woman Is a Woman at the Internet Movie Database
- A Woman Is a Woman at Allmovie
- Criterion Collection essay by J. Hoberman
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