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| Directed by | Jean-Luc Godard |
| Written by | Jean-Luc Godard |
| Produced by | Carlo Ponti Georges de Beauregard |
| Starring | Jean-Claude Brialy Anna Karina Jean-Paul Belmondo |
| Cinematography | Raoul Coutard |
| Edited by | Agnès Guillemot Lila Herman |
| Music by | Michel Legrand |
| Release date | 6 September 1961 |
| Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Template:Film France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $160,000 (estimated) |
A Woman Is a Woman (Template:Lang-fr) 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.
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
- 11th Berlin International Film Festival
- Silver Bear for Best Actress (Karina - won)
- Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize (won)
- Golden Bear (nominated)
References to other works
The film contains a number of references to other films
- Marie Dubois appears in the film as an acquaintance of Angela's. In one exchange, the two characters refer to Shoot the Piano Player, a François Truffaut film in which Marie Dubois starred.
- Jean-Paul Belmondo's character asks Jeane Moreau about Jules and Jim; Moreau starred in that film.
References
- "Berlinale 1961: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
In the film, Jean-Paul Belmondo's character also talks about the fact that Breathless, another film by Goddard that Belmondo starred in, was going to play on tv.
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