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A Woman Is a Woman (1961)
Une femme est une femme (original title)

85 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Musical  -   6 September 1961 (France)
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A French striptease artist is desperate to become a mother. When her reluctant boyfriend suggests his best friend to impregnate her, feelings become complicated when she accepts.

Director:

Jean-Luc Godard

Writer:

Jean-Luc Godard (screenplay)

Stars:

Anna Karina, Jean-Claude Brialy and Jean-Paul Belmondo
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Cast

Cast overview:
Jean-Claude Brialy Jean-Claude Brialy ...
Émile Récamier (as Brialy)
Anna Karina ...
Angela (as Karina)
Jean-Paul Belmondo ...
Alfred Lubitsch (as Belmondo)
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Storyline

Angela,a striptease artist, wants to have a baby and tries to persuade her boyfriend Emile to go along with the idea. Emile will have none of it so she goes after Emile's friend Alfred. Written by Erik Gregersen <erik@astro.as.utexas.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Striptease | Nouvelle Vague | Flashback | Surrealism | Song  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Musical | Romance

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Country:

France | Italy

Language:

French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Uma Mulher É Uma Mulher See more »

Filming Locations:

Paris, France See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$160,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$13,213 (USA) (18 May 2003) (2 Screens)

Gross:

$99,658 (USA) (14 September 2003)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Euro International Film (EIA), Rome Paris Films See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

A favorite film of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, as reported by the New York Times. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Angela first meets Alfred on the street, the red and blue armband he wears changes from his right to his left arm between the start and end of the scene See more »

Quotes

Alfred Lubitsch: Answer yes, and I owe you 100 francs. Answer no, and you owe me 100, okay?
Bar Owner: Okay.
Alfred Lubitsch: Here's the question: Can you loan me 100 francs?
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Connections

Features Diary of a Pregnant Woman (1958) See more »

Soundtracks

"Chanson d'Angela"
Written by Michel Legrand and Jean-Luc Godard
Performed by Anna Karina See more »