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One of the landmark early films of the French New Wave, director Jean-Luc Godard (Breathless) weaves a tale of desperation and deceit. Anna Karina (Vivre Sa Vie) plays a stripper determined to have a child in the hopes that it will better her life. She tries in vain to convince her rough, selfish boyfriend (Jean-Paul Belmondo) to father the child, but he refuses. In desperation and sparked by anger she turns to his best friend to father the child, setting off a new round of recrimination and betrayal. Une Femme Est une Femme is one of Godard's first films and essential viewing for fans of the Nouvelle Vague, to chart the beginnings of the detached mood and style that influenced a coming generation of films. --Robert Lane, Amazon.com
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Like many of Godard's early films this is essentially a hommage to the beauty of his then wife Anna Karina. It is playful like much of the early nouvelle vague films and was mostly written the night before shooting giving it a very immediate feel. The narrative is largely non-existent but we are still taken in by the eccentricities of the characters and the love triangle played out before us. The story tells of the relationship between Anna Karina's character and her two men, Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean-Claude Brialy. She can't make up her mind, they can't make up their minds, we can't make up our minds but who cares. Cinema at its most innocent yet most knowing. A joy
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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A Declaration of love to Anna Karina and a joy of a movie. This one made me realize Godard had another side. A funny, enjoyable film. For me, in this film Goddard has my complete devotion, this film is why I left my opinion aside from films like Le Mepris and Alphaville (the only ones from this period available in Brasil for a long time in VHS format) which were a bit similar in mood. Not that I don't like these latter films but is good to know he was open to other things and not just stuck into that heavy stuff. In AWIAW, his brechtian techniques don't disturb the story at all and seems part of the film. Godard is so famous and when you watch his films for the first time you think: My God, the film has such an amateur acting, the music stops in the middle of the action, jump-cuts abounds...Why this so untalented person is so famous. But soon you realize this is all intentional and you start to get his numerous cinema's history visual and literal citations (sometimes annoying) in all his films. Some actors had the talent to low the brow of his films and here we have a powerful trio: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Anna Karina and Jean-Claude Brialy.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Great music score, great colour film making, great cast, with Brially outstanding, an essential angle on JLG's talent. Full of charm and a nice period feel. One of his best.
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Whimsical comedy
Whimsical nouvelle vague film. An acquired taste. Only Jean Paul Belmondo is really good in it.
Published on 27 Oct 2009 by Mr. G. J. Fisher
Crap!
I like Goddard's work just as much as the next man, but this . . . .
I know that every great artist is allowed one mistake but this has to rank as one of the worst... Read more
I know that every great artist is allowed one mistake but this has to rank as one of the worst... Read more
Published on 16 Aug 2009 by Denis Joe
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