Vivre sa vie

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Vivre sa vie is a 1962 French New Wave film by Jean-Luc Godard that follows a young woman’s descent into prostitution through a series of stylized, documentary-like vignettes.

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Vivre sa vie canonical 2
Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux 1

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instanceOf French New Wave film
film
awardReceived Special Jury Prize at Venice Film Festival
linked to: Special Jury Prize
basedOn inspired by writings of Marcel Sacotte on prostitution
blackAndWhite true
centralTheme alienation
commodification of the body
female autonomy
prostitution
cinematographyBy Raoul Coutard
countryOfOrigin France
director Jean-Luc Godard
distributor Pathé Consortium Cinéma
linked to: Pathé
editedBy Agnès Guillemot
featuresScene Nana watching The Passion of Joan of Arc
festivalScreening Venice Film Festival
genre art film
drama film
hasAlternativeTitle Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux
linked to: Vivre sa vie
hasEnglishTitle My Life to Live
hasIntertitles true
mainCharacter Nana
movement French New Wave
musicBy Michel Legrand
narrativeForm vignettes
notableFor close-ups of the protagonist
innovative use of chapter headings
mixing fiction and documentary techniques
originalLanguage French
partOf Jean-Luc Godard filmography
linked to: Jean-Luc Godard
producer Pierre Braunberger
protagonistPortrayedBy Anna Karina
releaseDecade 1960s films
releaseYear 1962
runtimeMinutes 80
screenwriter Jean-Luc Godard
setting Paris
starring André S. Labarthe
Anna Karina
Brice Parain
Gilberte Géniat
Monique Messine
Sady Rebbot
structure 12 tableaux
style Brechtian
documentary-like
usesDirectSound true

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Jean-Luc Godard notableWork Vivre sa vie
Vivre sa vie hasAlternativeTitle Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux
linked to: Vivre sa vie
Anna Karina notableWork Vivre sa vie