Jean-Luc Godard never shied away from innovation and stress-testing the boundaries of film conventions. He swiftly rose to fame with his debut film, crime drama À bout de souffle, but did not want to repeat himself and framed Une femme est une femme as a ‘neorealist musical’. Godard admitted himself that the concept was a deliberate contradiction, but nevertheless the film became a staple of the French New Wave cinema and one of most loved films by audiences worldwide.
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 the American musical comedy, showcasing Godard’s signature wit and sharp mind.
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 collection 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.
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Le Mépris stars Michel Piccoli as a screenwriter who attempts to edit the script for a new film version of The Odyssey. He finds himself torn between the demands of his disillusioned wife (Brigitte Bardot), a proud European director (Fritz Lang) and a crude and arrogant American producer (Jack Palance). Godard’s dissident entry into the
Jean-Luc Godard burst onto the film scene in 1960 with this free-form and juicy homage to American film genres that he prized during his time as a writer for Cahiers du cinéma, the eminent French film magazine. With its lack of polish, surplus of attitude, yes-to-all crime narrative, and radiant young stars Jean-Paul Belmondo and
Deze zomer brengt De Balie de films van Jean-Luc Godard terug naar het witte doek. Vijf klassiekers van een van de grootste vernieuwers uit de cinema. Vanaf 18 juli te zien bij De Balie! ‘Een film moet een begin, een midden en een einde hebben. Maar niet noodzakelijk in die volgorde’, zo luidt Godards bekendste
