A Woman Is a Woman
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"Is this a tragedy or a comedy? Either way it's a masterpiece"
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Overview
Welcome to one of cinema’s greatest ménage à trois. Jean-Luc Godard pays tongue-in-cheek tribute to the classic Hollywood musical with this playful meditation on the battle of the sexes. Exotic dancer Angela (Anna Karina) wants to have a baby but her lover Emile (Jean-Claude Brialy) refuses to cooperate. After a heated argument, Angela soon turns her attention to Alfred (Jean-Paul Belmondo), a long-time admirer and Emile’s best friend. As each character pursues idealised romance while simultaneously avoiding commitment, Godard too maintains a delicate balance between realism and intoxicating fantasy.
Why See This Film
Witty and whimsical in equal measure, this film revels in luxurious cinematography, stylistic invention and effortless cool. Belmondo was on the cusp of Euro-superstardom, but Godard is clearly devoted to his twin loves: the cinema and his effervescent muse, the forever unknowable Anna Karina. This was Godard’s first feature shot in colour and what colour it is, shot by the extraordinary Raoul Coutard (Pierrot le fou, Jacques Demy’s Lola) whose lightness of touch ensures each frame bursts with dizzying saturation and visual experimentation. Une Femme est Une Femme finds the young director at his most lighthearted and mischievous.
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