A Woman Is a Woman
With A Woman Is a Woman (Une femme est une femme), compulsively innovative director Jean-Luc Godard presents "a neorealist musical—that is, a contradiction in terms." Featuring French superstars Anna Karina, Jean-Paul Belmondo, and Jean-Claude Brialy at their peak of popularity, A Woman Is a Woman is a sly, playful tribute to—and interrogation of—the American musical comedy, showcasing Godard's signature wit and intellectual acumen. 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 compendium of color, humor, and the music of renowned composer Michel Legrand, A Woman Is a Woman finds the young Godard at his warmest and most accessible, reveling in and scrutinizing the mechanics of his great obsession: the cinema.
Special Features
- High-definition digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Raoul Coutard
- Charlotte et Véronique ou Tous les garçons s'appellent Patrick (All the Boys Are Called Patrick, 1957), an early short film by Godard with Jean-Claude Brialy, written by Eric Rohmer
- "Qui êtes-vous Anna Karina?"; excerpts from a 1966 French television interview with Karina, Brialy, and Serge Gainsbourg
- Rare on-set photos by photographer Raymond Cauchetier, poster and stills gallery
- Promotional audio recording for the film
- Trailer
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- Plus: Excerpts from a 1961 interview with Godard and director of photography Raoul Coutard about A Woman Is a Woman, and a new essay by film critic J. Hoberman
New cover by Alexander Ku
Special Features
- High-definition digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Raoul Coutard
- Charlotte et Véronique ou Tous les garçons s'appellent Patrick (All the Boys Are Called Patrick, 1957), an early short film by Godard with Jean-Claude Brialy, written by Eric Rohmer
- "Qui êtes-vous Anna Karina?"; excerpts from a 1966 French television interview with Karina, Brialy, and Serge Gainsbourg
- Rare on-set photos by photographer Raymond Cauchetier, poster and stills gallery
- Promotional audio recording for the film
- Trailer
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- Plus: Excerpts from a 1961 interview with Godard and director of photography Raoul Coutard about A Woman Is a Woman, and a new essay by film critic J. Hoberman
New cover by Alexander Ku
Cast
- Anna Karina
- Angéla
- Jean-Paul Belmondo
- Alfred Lubitsch
- Jean-Claude Brialy
- Émile Récamier
- Marie Dubois
- Suzanne
- Jeanne Moreau
- Woman in bar
- Ernest Menzer
- Club owner
- Nicole Paquin
- First prostitute
- Marion Sarraut
- Second prostitute
Credits
- Director
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Screenplay (based on an idea by Geneviève Cluny)
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Producers
- Georges de Beauregard
- Producers
- Carlo Ponti
- Director of photography
- Raoul Coutard
- Music
- Michel Legrand
- Production design
- Bernard Evein
- Editing
- Agnès Guillemot
- Assistant editor
- Lila Herman
- Assistant directors
- Francis Cognany
- Assistant directors
- Jean Vigne
- Stills
- Raymond Cauchetier
- Script girl
- Suzanne Schiffmann
- Makeup
- Jackie Raynal
- Sound
- Guy Villette
- Production manager
- Philippe Dussart
