Still from A Woman Is a Woman — A Woman Is a Woman (1961) — Jean-Luc GodardPhotographed by Raoul Coutard

Jean-Luc Godard

A Woman Is a Woman

Name: A Woman Is a Woman
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: 1961
Duration: 83 min

Une femme est une femme

France / French / 1961 / 1h 23m

Drama Comedy Romance

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Synopsis

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

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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 Belmondoas 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)

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