Rent Vivre Sa Vie (1962)
3.7 of 5 from 133 ratings
1h 21min
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- Synopsis:
- Described as 'a perfect film' by Susan Sontag, Jean-Luc Godard's compelling fourth feature presents 12 episodes in the life of Nana (wonderfully played by Godard's muse, Anna Karina), a young Parisian who turns to prostitution after becoming disillusioned by poverty and her failing marriage. Stylistically innovative and boasting several of both the director's and star's most memorable moments, 'Vivre Sa Vie' is an undiminished classic of the French New Wave that is by turns both playful and sad, and which borrows the aesthetics of cinema verite to present a captivating vision of 1960's Parisian street life and pop culture.
- Actors:
- Anna Karina, Sady Rebbot, André S. Labarthe, Guylaine Schlumberger, Gérard Hoffman, Monique Messine, Paul Pavel, Dimitri Dineff, Peter Kassovitz, Eric Schlumberger, Brice Parain, Henri Attal, Gilles Quéant, Odile Geoffroy, Marcel Charton, Jack Florency, Alfred Adam, Mario Botti, Gisèle Braunberger, Jean Ferrat
- Directors:
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Producers:
- Pierre Braunberger
- Voiced By:
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Writers:
- Marcel Sacotte, Jean-Luc Godard
- Aka:
- Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux / My Life to Live
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Collections:
- All the Twos: 1902-62, Cinema Paradiso's 2024 Centenary Club: Part 2, The Instant Expert's Guide to Wes Anderson
- Countries:
- France
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 24/08/2015
- Run Time:
- 84 minutes
- Languages:
- French LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- UK theatrical release version: alternative presentation incorporating English-language intertitles Feature-length audio commentary by film critic Adrian Martin
- Leslie Hardcastle Introduces Vivre sa Vie at the National Film Theatre (1968, 3 mins, audio only)
- "In Conversation": Anna Karina and Alistair Whyte (1973, 37 mins): rare archival interview Charlotte et Veronique, ou Tous les gargons s'appellent Patrick (Jean-Luc Godard, 1957, 21 mins): Godard's entertaining second short written by Eric Rohmer
- Une Histoire d'eau (Jean-Luc Godard, Francois Truffaut, 1958, 13 mins): delightful, romantic short co-directed by Truffaut
- Charlotte et son Jules (Jean-Luc Godard, 1958, 14 mins): Godard's homage to Jean Cocteau, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo
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Reviews (1) of Vivre Sa Vie
Unjustly famous - Vivre Sa Vie review by LA
This hasn't aged well, may have been daring at the time, but now just seems posturing and ends abruptly without establishing a reason.
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