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A Woman Is a Woman

Original title: Une femme est une femme
  • 19611961
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 24m
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7.4/10
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Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean-Claude Brialy, and Anna Karina in Une femme est une femme (1961)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
A French striptease artist is desperate to become a mother. When her reluctant boyfriend suggests that his best friend impregnate her, feelings become complicated when she accepts.A French striptease artist is desperate to become a mother. When her reluctant boyfriend suggests that his best friend impregnate her, feelings become complicated when she accepts.A French striptease artist is desperate to become a mother. When her reluctant boyfriend suggests that his best friend impregnate her, feelings become complicated when she accepts.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
17K
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  • Director
    • Jean-Luc Godard
  • Writers
    • Geneviève Cluny(original story)
    • Jean-Luc Godard
  • Stars
    • Anna Karina
    • Jean-Claude Brialy
    • Jean-Paul Belmondo
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jean-Luc Godard
  • Writers
    • Geneviève Cluny(original story)
    • Jean-Luc Godard
  • Stars
    • Anna Karina
    • Jean-Claude Brialy
    • Jean-Paul Belmondo
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    • 44User reviews
    • 75Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations

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    Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean-Claude Brialy, and Anna Karina in Une femme est une femme (1961)
    Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina in Une femme est une femme (1961)
    Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean-Claude Brialy, and Anna Karina in Une femme est une femme (1961)
    Anna Karina in Une femme est une femme (1961)
    Jean-Claude Brialy and Anna Karina in Une femme est une femme (1961)
    Anna Karina in Une femme est une femme (1961)
    Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina in Une femme est une femme (1961)
    Anna Karina in Une femme est une femme (1961)
    Anna Karina in Une femme est une femme (1961)
    Jean-Claude Brialy and Anna Karina in Une femme est une femme (1961)
    Jean-Claude Brialy and Anna Karina in Une femme est une femme (1961)
    Jean-Claude Brialy and Anna Karina in Une femme est une femme (1961)

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    Anna Karina
    Anna Karina
    • Angelaas Angela
    Jean-Claude Brialy
    Jean-Claude Brialy
    • Émile Récamieras Émile Récamier
    Jean-Paul Belmondo
    Jean-Paul Belmondo
    • Alfred Lubitschas Alfred Lubitsch
    Henri Attal
    Henri Attal
    • Faux aveugle #2as Faux aveugle #2
    • (uncredited)
    Karyn Balm
      Dorothée Blanck
      • Prostitute 3as Prostitute 3
      • (uncredited)
      Catherine Demongeot
      Catherine Demongeot
      • Magazine Girlas Magazine Girl
      • (uncredited)
      Marie Dubois
      Marie Dubois
      • Angela's friendas Angela's friend
      • (uncredited)
      Ernest Menzer
      • Bar Owneras Bar Owner
      • (uncredited)
      Jeanne Moreau
      Jeanne Moreau
      • Woman in Baras Woman in Bar
      • (uncredited)
      Nicole Paquin
      • Suzanneas Suzanne
      • (uncredited)
      Gisèle Sandré
      • Prostitute 2as Prostitute 2
      • (uncredited)
      Marion Sarraut
      • Prostitute 1as Prostitute 1
      • (uncredited)
      Dominique Zardi
      Dominique Zardi
      • Faux aveugle #1as Faux aveugle #1
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Jean-Luc Godard
      • Writers
        • Geneviève Cluny(original story) (uncredited)
        • Jean-Luc Godard
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      Storyline

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      Sometimes, solemn but somehow empty vows of love and devotion are just not good enough, and a simple "I love you" may prove to be insufficient. As a result, Angela, a tall, slender, and graceful exotic dancer, has set her sights on talking her unwilling lover, Émile, into starting a family; however, he seems absorbed with his other passion: cycling. But, Angela wants a child, and she takes no for an answer. Could Alfred Lubitsch, a handsome neighbour and Émile's bosom friend, lend a hand? And, what happens when a pressing demand turns into a misunderstanding, and love transforms into jealousy? —Nick Riganas
      • rehearsal
      • floor show
      • dancing
      • france
      • 1960s
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      • Genres
        • Comedy
        • Drama
        • Romance
      • Certificate
        • Not Rated
      • Parents guide

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      • Trivia
        Jean-Paul Belmondo's character asks Jeanne Moreau (uncredited) how "Jules et Jim" is. Jules et Jim (1962) was released in 1962, the year after Une femme est une femme (1961) (aka A woman is a woman) .
      • Goofs
        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
      • 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?

      • Connections
        Edited into Bande-annonce de 'Une femme est une femme' (1961)
      • Soundtracks
        Tu t'laisses aller
        (uncredited)

        Written by Charles Aznavour

        Performed by Charles Aznavour with Paul Mauriat et son Orchestre

        Conducted and Arranged by Paul Mauriat

      User reviews44

      Review
      Top review
      7/10
      Playful to the full
      Yet Godard made some films which were more intelligent (or included more intelligent people), this one is definitely one of the funniest. Parodizing some aspects of the genre of musical comedy, there is not very much singing and dancing performed on screen, but the dialogues and actions are often quite absurd, or exaggerated, or not quite realistic, just like a song in a musical.

      This is why at times it seems that Anna Karina's character is a little dumb, whereas in some dialogues she reminded me of Brigitte Bardot in Le mépris, who is cruel but not at all stupid. Convincing characters are not the most important thing in Une femme est une femme.

      Playful camera work, playful use of music. A short and entertaining Godard film (really!), which nevertheless provides masses of material to be interpreted by New Wave lovers.
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      • Mort-31
      • May 14, 2003

      Details

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      • Release date
        • September 6, 1961 (France)
      • Countries of origin
        • France
        • Italy
      • Official site
        • distributor's website
      • Language
        • French
      • Also known as
        • Eine Frau ist eine Frau
      • Filming locations
        • Porte St Denis, Rue du Faubourg St Denis, Paris, France
      • Production companies
        • Euro International Films
        • Rome Paris Films
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      Box office

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      • Budget
        • $160,000 (estimated)
      • Gross US & Canada
        • $100,665
      • Opening weekend US & Canada
        • $13,213
        • May 18, 2003
      • Gross worldwide
        • $100,831
      See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        1 hour 24 minutes
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.35 : 1

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