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A Woman Is a Woman (1961) | Criteria

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A Woman Is a Woman

Une femme est une femme

France • French • 1961 • 1h 23m

Director

Jean-Luc Godard

Drama Comedy Romance

#238Criterion Collection 3.90/5·77K ratings·21K reviewson Letterboxd

Synopsis

Longing for a baby, a stripper pursues another man in order to make her boyfriend jealous.

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French New Wave
Position 13
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Starring Anna Karina

Credits

Crew

DirectorJean-Luc Godard

WriterJean-Luc Godard

CinematographerRaoul Coutard

ComposerMichel Legrand

EditorAgnès Guillemot, Lila Herman

ProducerGeorges de Beauregard, Carlo Ponti

Cast

Anna Karinaas Angela

Jean-Claude Brialyas Émile Récamier

Jean-Paul Belmondo

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Articles

via Criterion Collection

A Woman Is a WomanJ. Hoberman — Jun 22, 2004
Godard in FragmentsKogonada — Feb 10, 2016

Position 1

Included in

Directed by Jean-Luc Godard

Position 2

Included in

Additions: February 2020

Position 100

as Alfred Lubitsch

Henri Attalas Fake Blind #2 (uncredited)

Karyn Balmas (uncredited)

Dorothée Blanckas Prostitute 3 / 'L'Opera Mouffe' shown on TV screen (uncredited)

Catherine Demongeotas Magazine Girl (uncredited)

Marie Duboisas Angela's Friend (uncredited)

Ernest Menzeras Bar Owner (uncredited)

Jeanne Moreauas Self (uncredited)

Nicole Paquinas Suzanne (uncredited)

Gisèle Sandréas Prostitute 2 (uncredited)

Marion Sarrautas Prostitute 1 (uncredited)

Dominique Zardias Fake Blind #1 (uncredited)