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Vivre Sa Vie( 1962)

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The many faces of a woman trying to find herself.

Overview

Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Anna Karina

      Nana Kleinfrankenheim

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      Sady Rebbot

      Raoul

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      André S. Labarthe

      Paul

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      Guylaine Schlumberger

      Yvette

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      Gérard Hoffmann

      Chef

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      Monique Messine

      Elisabeth

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      Paul Pavel

      Journalist

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      Dimitri Dineff

      Dimitri

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      Peter Kassovitz

      Young Man

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      Eric Schlumberger

      Luigi

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      Brice Parain

      Philosopher

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      Henri Attal

      Arthur

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      Gilles Quéant

      First Customer

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      Odile Geoffroy

      The Cafe Waitress

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      Marcel Charton

      Policeman

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      Jack Florency

      The Man in the Cinema

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      Alfred Adam

      (uncredited)

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      Mario Botti

      Italian (uncredited)

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      Gisèle Braunberger

      Concierge (uncredited)

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      Jean Ferrat

      Man Near the Jukebox (uncredited)

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      Jean-Paul Savignac

      Soldier (uncredited)

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      László Szabó

      Injured Man (uncredited)

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      Jean-Luc Godard

      The Lover Reading Poe (voice) (uncredited)

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    A review by CRCulver

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    Written by CRCulver on Sun Sep 02 2018
    <i>Vivre sa vie</i> was Jean-Luc Godard's fourth feature film. The protagonist Nana (Anna Karina) is a young Parisian woman who is not especially bright, but full of life and endowed with great beauty. Unable to make ends meet by working at a record shop, and unable to break into films as she dreams, she starts to work as a prostitute. Postwar French law permitted prostitution, with certain rules and regulations that the film explains in a documentary-like segment. Nana, who yearns to live her life according to her own desires, initially thinks that this new profession has set her free from car...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    64000.00

    Revenue

    24517.00

    Keywords

    • prostitute
    • paris, france
    • philosophy
    • pimp
    • female protagonist
    • prostitution
    • free will
    • woman smoking
    • pinball machine
    • nouvelle vague