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) | September 6, 1961 |
| Running time | 85 min. |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $160,000 (estimated) |
A Woman Is a Woman (original French title Une Femme est une femme) is a 1961 film directed by Jean-Luc Godard.
Featuring Anna Karina, Jean-Paul Belmondo, and Jean-Claude Brialy, A Woman is a Woman is a playful tribute to American musical comedy and is part of the French New Wave.
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Plot
The film tells the story of exotic dancer Angéla (Anna Karina) as she attempts to have a child with her unwilling lover Émile (Jean-Claude Brialy). Rather than ever having a proper discussion, Angela and Emile prefer to trivialise serious matters, for example, arguing using book titles, and argue about trivialities, such as Angela's pronunciation of the letter "r". In the process, she finds herself torn between him and his best friend Alfred (Jean-Paul Belmondo), who constantly insists that he is in love with her.
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 and Truffaut; also starred Jean-Paul Belmondo)
- Shoot the Piano Player (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.
See also
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