Vivre sa vie: film en douze tableaux
"The many faces of a woman trying to find herself."
Vivre Sa Vie - Characters & Cast
Character Analysis
Nana Kleinfrankenheim
Anna Karina
Motivation
To find independence and "live her life" (vivre sa vie) on her own terms, even as her options narrow.
Character Arc
She begins as a hopeful aspiring actress leaving a stifling marriage, descends into the economic necessity of prostitution, briefly finds hope in a new artistic romance, and is abruptly killed.
Raoul
Sady Rebbot
Motivation
Profit and control; he views Nana as an asset.
Character Arc
He appears initially as a stabilizing figure who offers Nana a solution to her poverty but ultimately treats her as a commodity to be traded and sold.
The Philosopher
Brice Parain
Motivation
To explore the limits of thought and speech.
Character Arc
He serves as a sounding board for Nana, engaging her in a dialectic about the nature of language and truth. He is not a fictional character but a real philosopher playing himself.