Stars: Anna Karina, Jean-Claude Brialy, Jean-Paul Belmondo

Director: Jean-Luc Godard

Summary: A nightclub stripper who is anxious to have a baby with her boyfriend turns to his best friend when he refuses. French dialogue.

With UNE FEMME EST UNE FEMME, French director Jean-Luc Godard pays tribute to American musicals in much the same way that his debut feature, the critical and commercial smash hit BREATHLESS, did to American gangster films. The story follows the beautiful Angela (Anna Karina), a strip-tease artist who wants nothing more than to have a baby. Her live-in boyfriend, Emile (Jean-Claude Brialy), doesn't want to refuse and risk sparking major friction between the two. However, fed up with her constant pleading, Emile finally suggests that she shack up with his best friend, Alfred (Jean-Paul Belmondo), and much to Emile’s dismay, she eventually takes his advice. Godard's second feature employs jump cuts and jarring sound mixing--most notably during Karina's strip-tease performances. UNE FEMME EST UNE FEMME is Godard at his most affectionate and good-natured. He also makes several cinematic in-jokes, including one in which Belmondo's character mentions that he wants to hurry home to watch BREATHLESS, the film that turned Belmondo into a megastar just one year before. Featuring a magnetically cute performance from Karina, who soon after the film became Godard's wife, this loving romantic comedy is a dazzler.

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Aspect Ratio:	16:9 Wide Screen
Main Language:	French
Region:	Region 2
Subtitles:	English
Year:	1961
Release Date:	January 7, 2008
Runtime:	80 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	O P T D 0827
Keywords:	Language, Subtitled, Off, General, Wide, Screen, Une, Femme, French, Drama, Schedule, Est
Genre:	Drama