A Woman Is a Woman

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Berlin International Film Festival 1961 - Won - Best Actress

Berlin International Film Festival 1961 - Won - Special Prize

A Woman Is a Woman

Director:
Jean-Luc Godard
84 Minutes
 

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Film Synopsis

With A Woman is a Woman (Une Femme est une femme), compulsively innovative director Jean - Luc Godard presents "a neorealist musical - that is, a contradiction in terms." Featuring French superstars Anna Karina, Jean - Paul Belmondo, and Jean - Claude Brialy at their peak of popularity, A Woman is a Woman is a sly, playful tribute to - and interrogation of - the American musical comedy, showcasing Godard's signature wit and intellectual acumen. The film tells the story of exotic dancer Angela (Karina) as she attempts to have a child with her unwilling lover Emile (Brialy). In the process, she finds herself torn between him and his best friend Alfred (Belmondo). A dizzying compendium of color, humor, and the music of renowned composer Michel Legrand, A Woman is a Woman finds the young Godard at his warmest and most accessible, reveling in and scrutinizing the mechanics of his great obsession: the cinema.

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Details

Runtime:
84 min.

Genre:
Foreign Language

Country:
FRANCE

Language:
French

Color:
Black & White

Plot Summary

SPECIAL FEATURES: 

  • New high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Raoul Coutard, with restored image and sound and enhanced for widescreen televisions
  • Charlotte et Veronique ou Tous les garcons s'appellent Patrick (All Boys Are Called Patrick, 1957), an early short film by Godard with Jean - Claude Brialy, written by Eric Rohmer
  • "Qui etes - vous Anna Karina?"; excerpts from a1966 French television interview with Karina, Brialy, and Serge Gainsbourg
  • Publicity for A Woman Is a Woman featuring the original trailer, rare on - set photos by photographer Raymond Cauchetier, a poster and stills gallery, and an audio promotional recording for the film
  • New and improved English subtitle translation
  • Optimal image quality: RSDL dual - layer edition
  • Plus: a 24 - page booklet featuring excerpts from a 1961 interview with Godard and director of photography Raoul Coutard about A Woman Is a Woman, and a new essay by film critic J. Hoberman

 

 

 

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