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I watched Une Femme Est Une Femme ("A Woman is a Woman") a few nights ago and have subsequently fallen head over heels in love with a) Anna Karina (whom I will inevitably be doing an inspiration post on soon) b) Director Jean-Luc Godard and c) New Wave Cinema. OH MAN.
The film's story is of Angela (Anna Karina), a striptease artist who desperately wants to settle down and have a child with her ambivalent boyfriend Émile (Jean-Paul Belmondo). To her dismay he constantly refuses and so, feeling forlorn and rejected, she decides to pursue his best friend instead...
It's such a brilliant film filled with whimsy, beauty, humour and anguish ("I don't know whether this is a comedy or a tragedy") and I'm totally, absolutely smitten. Honestly, I'd never even seen any of Jean-Luc Godard's films before this but now I'm determined to find and watch them all (and that's no mean feat, he's been directing since the 1950s!) - you should too.
ETA: Thanks for all the recommendations! I'm on 'em.
It's such a brilliant film filled with whimsy, beauty, humour and anguish ("I don't know whether this is a comedy or a tragedy") and I'm totally, absolutely smitten. Honestly, I'd never even seen any of Jean-Luc Godard's films before this but now I'm determined to find and watch them all (and that's no mean feat, he's been directing since the 1950s!) - you should too.
ETA: Thanks for all the recommendations! I'm on 'em.
If you like jean-luc godard, I'd recommend the Francois Truffaut and Andre Bazin also! Both really good new wave directors. Definitely watch 'Les 400 Coups' x
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen this film, sounds good though. Definitely check out A Bout de Souffle, Belmondo is bloody beautiful in it. x
ReplyDeleteHad to watch Godard' A Bout de Souffle for my Film Studies module way back in first year of Uni. I say 'had to' like its a bad thing, but I second Rachel - DEFINITELY check it out, you'll love it.
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I keep seeing screencaps of this film on tumblr, but I've never watched it. I think I'll give it a go, though!
ReplyDeleteAm yet to watch this but it's going straight to the top of my must-see list now.
ReplyDeleteI don't know that film but it sounds great! I guess, I'll have to watch it some day. :) xxx
ReplyDeleteThe costumes look amazing!
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Love the title so much I need to watch this as soon as possible))
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seems like an interesting film. and the colors look great.
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Oh yes! I've seen Pierrot le Fou a few weeks ago and I found it an absolute brilliant film. So I am determined to see all of Godard's films too, or maybe all Karina's films. (she's just too pretty and wonderful!)
ReplyDeleteDefinitely seeing this one soon!!