France / Italy,
1961, 84 min
Directed by:
Jean-Luc GodardScreenplay:
Jean-Luc GodardCinematography:
Raoul CoutardComposer:
Michel LegrandCast:
Jean-Claude Brialy, Anna Karina, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Marie Dubois, Marion Sarraut, Jeanne Moreau, Dorothée Blanck, Catherine Demongeot, Karyn Balm (more)Plots(1)
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). (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Jean-Claude Brialy
France
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The 400 Blows (1959)
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Anna Karina
Denmark
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Jean-Paul Belmondo
France
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Marie Dubois
France
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Marion Sarraut
Vietnam
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Jeanne Moreau
France
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Dorothée Blanck
German Empire
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Catherine Demongeot
France
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Karyn Balm
France
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A Woman Is a Woman (1961)
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The Big Wash (1968)
Dominique Zardi
France
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Dialogue with the Carmelites (1960)
Two Men in Town (1973)
Fantomas (1964)
Henri Attal
France
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