A Woman Is a Woman (1961) Reviews

A Woman Is a Woman (1961)
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Director Jean-Luc Godard's deceptively blithe tribute to the musical comedy features Anna Karina as an exotic dancer who decides that it is time for her to have a child. When her lover refuses to commit to the decision, she turns her romantic attentions to his best friend. This being a Godard film, the straightforward story serves as a framework for improvisation and stylistic experimentation, allowing for odd interludes and unexpected images. Rather than the sometimes alienating, dense intellectualism of later Godard works, Une femme est une femme offers aesthetic pleasure through luxurious visuals and a charming musical score by Michel Legrand. Against this bright backdrop, Karina proves particularly fetching, capturing the film's frolicsome mood in an unforced manner. While not one of Godard's most groundbreaking or influential films, Une femme est une femme is one of his most appealing and pleasurable efforts. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi

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Starring:
Anna Karina, Jean-Paul Belmondo, (more)
Director(s):
Jean-Luc Godard
Format(s):
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Ann and Mark M.

Whimsically odd, and charming, the entire film is a subjective perspective of the single minded main character played by Anna Karina. Godard lovingly devotes this paen to her and those of her gender who seem to be mysterious enigmas to men just by doing what they do.

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James V.

It's not often that a so-called "classic" sets your teeth on edge as severely as A WOMAN IS A WOMAN did mine (the cutesy visuals are akin to a cheese grater on your eyes and the dialog mimics fingernails on a blackboard). Yes, I know that this is the product of sacrosanct director Jean-Luc-Godard, but it's still a crock. That the three leads--Anna Karina, Jean-Claude Brialy and Jean-Paul Belmondo--are in their drop-dead-gorgeous prime is the only thing that makes the movie watchable. It may have turned heads in 1961, but today? Oy, vey: It's precious and pointless in the extreme. I realize that certain affectations may have struck audiences as novel nearly a half century ago, but any good stuff here has been appropriated many times over. One so-so joke was used--to much funnier effect--in the 1988 "Return of the Killer Tomatoes." (I wonder if George Clooney, who's as good in "Tomatoes" as these Frenchies are in "Femme," realizes that his early film boasts such a "classic" provenance?)

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Joe P.

One of the dumbest movies I had ever seen. It was sub-titled and even then the comments half of the time did not seem to fit the picture on the screen. NO MORE SUB-TITLES, PLEASE!

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    Ann and Mark M.

    Whimsically odd, and charming, the entire film is a subjective perspective of the single minded main character played by Anna Karina. Godard lovingly devotes this paen to her and those of her gender who seem to be mysterious enigmas to men just by doing what they do.

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    James V.

    It's not often that a so-called "classic" sets your teeth on edge as severely as A WOMAN IS A WOMAN did mine (the cutesy visuals are akin to a cheese grater on your eyes and the dialog mimics fingernails on a blackboard). Yes, I know that this is the product of sacrosanct director Jean-Luc-Godard, but it's still a crock. That the three leads--Anna Karina, Jean-Claude Brialy and Jean-Paul Belmondo--are in their drop-dead-gorgeous prime is the only thing that makes the movie watchable. It may have turned heads in 1961, but today? Oy, vey: It's precious and pointless in the extreme. I realize that certain affectations may have struck audiences as novel nearly a half century ago, but any good stuff here has been appropriated many times over. One so-so joke was used--to much funnier effect--in the 1988 "Return of the Killer Tomatoes." (I wonder if George Clooney, who's as good in "Tomatoes" as these Frenchies are in "Femme," realizes that his early film boasts such a "classic" provenance?)

    Yes   |   No

     
    Joe P.

    One of the dumbest movies I had ever seen. It was sub-titled and even then the comments half of the time did not seem to fit the picture on the screen. NO MORE SUB-TITLES, PLEASE!

    Yes   |   No

     
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