A Woman Is a Woman
Une Femme est Une Femme
This playful tribute to the classic Hollywood musical, which features a score by Michel Legrand, is one of Godard’s most accessible early films. The story follows Angéla (Anna Karina), a Parisian exotic dancer who desperately wants to have a baby. But her boyfriend Émile (Jean-Claude Brialy) is hesitant, prompting Angéla to flirt with his best friend Alfred (Jean-Paul Belmondo) to provoke jealousy which leads to a series of misunderstandings. Through an imaginative colour palette, improvisational dialogue, and deliberately disruptive cinematic tricks, Godard transforms a simple love triangle into something entirely new.
This film is part of the Truth, 24 Times Per Second: The Films of Jean-Luc Godard selection on IFI@Home.
Director
Language
French
Subtitles
English
Country
France
Studio
StudioCanal
