| A Woman Is a Woman | |
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| Directed by | Jean-Luc Godard |
| Produced by | Carlo Ponti Georges de Beauregard |
| Written by | Jean-Luc Godard |
| Starring | Jean-Claude Brialy Anna Karina Jean-Paul Belmondo |
| Music by | Michel Legrand |
| Cinematography | Raoul Coutard |
| Editing by | Agnès Guillemot Lila Herman |
| Release date(s) | 6 September 1961 |
| Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $160,000 (estimated) |
A Woman Is a Woman (French: Une Femme est une femme) is a 1961 French film directed by Jean-Luc Godard, featuring Anna Karina, Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean-Claude Brialy. It is a tribute to American musical comedy and associated with the French New Wave.
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The film centers on the relationship of exotic dancer Angéla (Karina) and her lover Émile (Brialy). Rather than ever having a proper discussion, Angéla and Émile prefer to trivialise serious matters, for example, arguing using book titles, and argue about trivialities, such as Angela's pronunciation of the letter "r". Angéla wants to have a child, but Émile does not. Complicating matters is Émile's best friend Alfred (Belmondo), who constantly insists that he is in love with her.