French New Wave/Drama + Tragic Melancholy + A fragmented portrait of a soul for sale. A woman's face, filmed like a landscape, dissolves into the grain of 1960s Paris, caught between the silence of thought and the noise of the streets.
Vivre Sa Vie
Vivre sa vie: film en douze tableaux
"The many faces of a woman trying to find herself."
Director:
Jean-Luc Godard
Cast:
Anna Karina, Sady Rebbot, André S. Labarthe, Guylaine Schlumberger, Gérard Hoffmann
Drama
Budget:
$64,000
Box Office:
$24,517
Vivre Sa Vie - Easter Eggs & Hidden Details
Easter Eggs
Cinema named 'Zola'
Nana is seen standing in front of a cinema with a neon sign reading "ZOLA". This is a reference to Émile Zola, who wrote the famous novel Nana about a prostitute.
Jules et Jim
A long line of people is shown waiting to see François Truffaut's Jules et Jim. Godard and Truffaut were close friends and New Wave colleagues at the time.
The Passion of Joan of Arc
Nana watches this 1928 silent film in a theater. The scene draws a direct parallel between the actress Falconetti (Joan) and Anna Karina (Nana), both victims of male judgment.
Childhood Photo
When Nana looks at photos of her child, it is actually a real childhood photo of Anna Karina.