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20/09/1962 Drama 1h 24m
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The many faces of a woman trying to find herself.

Overview

Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.

  1. Jean-Luc Godard

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Anna Karina

    Nana Kleinfrankenheim

  2. Sady Rebbot

    Raoul

  3. André S. Labarthe

    Paul

  4. Guylaine Schlumberger

    Yvette

  5. Gérard Hoffmann

    Chef

  6. Monique Messine

    Elisabeth

  7. Paul Pavel

    Journalist

  8. Dimitri Dineff

    Dimitri

  9. Peter Kassovitz

    Young Man

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Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by CRCulver
Written by CRCulver on 2018-09-02
Vivre sa vie was Jean-Luc Godard's fourth feature film. The protagonist Nana (Anna Karina) is a young Parisian woman who is not especially bright, but full of life and endowed with great beauty. Unable to make ends meet by working at a record shop, and unable to break into films as she dreams, she starts to work as a prostitute. Postwar French law permitted prostitution, with certain rules and regulations that the film explains in a documentary-like segment. Nana, who yearns to live her life according to her own desires, initially thinks that this new profession has set her free from ca...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
French

Budget
$64,000.00

Revenue
$24,517.00

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