Une femme est une femme

Jean-Luc Godard

"Think of the last time you had to sit down and have a serious talk with a friend, lover, or family member; that seriousness involves just as much effort, just as much self-conscious performance as telling a funny story, making a sarcastic comment, or acting in a play. Emotions do not flow unconsciously from the brain to the eyes, lips, cheeks, and hands. Every day we decide how to convert our feelings into gesture and performance, how to communicate our thoughts to others."
Ben Lacker

Jean-Luc Godard presents “a neorealist musical—that is, a contradiction in terms.” Featuring French superstars Anna Karina, Jean-Paul Belmondo, and Jean-Claude Brialy at their peak of popularity, UNE FEMME EST UNE FEMME is a sly, playful tribute to—and interrogation of—the American musical comedy, showcasing Godard’s signature wit and intellectual acumen. The film tells the story of exotic dancer Angéla (Karina) as she attempts to have a child with her unwilling lover Émile (Brialy). In the process, she finds herself torn between him and his best friend Alfred (Belmondo). A dizzying compendium of color, humor, and the music of renowned composer Michel Legrand, UNE FEMME EST UNE FEMME finds the young Godard at his warmest and most accessible, reveling in and scrutinizing the mechanics of his great obsession: the cinema.

"With UNE FEMME EST UNE FEMME Godard gives a wickedly confusing answer to the question “Does the truth look different from a lie?” The film tells the story of a few days in the life of Angela, her boyfriend Emile, and Alfred, who is also Emile’s best friend. Angela desperately wants to have a baby, and she wants it right now. If Emile will not comply, she resolves to find another man who will, and Alfred is a promising candidate. Emile tells her to go ahead and sleep with Alfred, and he and Angela take part in an elaborate, farcical game of “chicken,” in which each tries to call the other’s bluff. Eventually, Angela sleeps with Alfred and realizes she has gone too far. This realization, however, is all she and Emile need to move on, and now that Angela’s desires have been met they can resume their life as a happy couple."
Ben Lacker

Jean-Luc Godard

Born in 1930 in Paris, France. Spent his childhood in Switzerland. Studied Ethnology in Paris. Critic for “Cahiers du Cinéma”. One of the founding members of “Nouvelle Vague”.

2010 FILM SOCIALISME
2004 NOTRE MUSIQUE
2000 ELOGE DE L'AMOUR
1999 THE OLD PLACE
1988-98 HISTOIRE(S) DU CINEMA
1996 FOR EVER MOZART
1995 2 x 50 ANS DE CINEMA FRANÇAIS
1994 JLG/JLG
1993 HELAS POUR MOI
1993 LES ENFANTS JOUENT A LA RUSSIE
1991 ALLEMAGNE NEUF ZERO
1990 NOUVELLE VAGUE
1987 KING LEAR
1987 SOIGNE TA DROITE
1986 DETECTIVE
1985 JE VOUS SALUE MARIE
1983 PRENOM CARMEN
1982 PASSION
1981 LETTRE A FREDDY BUACHE
1980 SAUVE QUI PEUT (LA VIE)
1978 FRANC-TOUR-DETOUR-DEUX ENFANTS
1976 SIX FOIS DEUX
1975 NUMERO DEUX
1975 ICI ET AILLEURS
1971 TOUT VA BIEN
1969 LE VENT D'EST
1967 WEEK-END
1967 ONE PLUS ONE / SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL
1966 MASCULIN - FEMININ (D)
1966 DEUX OU TROIS CHOSES QUE JE SAIS D'ELLE (Livre)
1966 MADE IN USA
1965 ALPHAVILLE
1965 PIERROT LE FOU
1964 BANDE A PART
1964 UNE FEMME MARIEE
1963 LE PETIT SOLDAT
1963 LES CARABINIERS
1963 LE MEPRIS (DIE VERACHTUNG)
1962 VIVRE SA VIE
1961 UNE FEMME EST UNE FEMME
1959 HISTOIRE D'EAU
1960 CHARLOTTE ET SON JULES
1959 TOUS LES GARÇONS S'APPELLENT PATRICK
1959 A BOUT DE SOUFFLE (AUSSER ATEM)

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