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The many faces of a woman trying to find herself in a world of men.
Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.
Vivre Sa Vie
1962 ‘Vivre sa vie: film en douze tableaux’ Directed by Jean-Luc Godard
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Viver a Vida, 자기만의 인생, Viver a Sua Vida. Filme Em 12 Quadros, It's my Life, My Life to Live
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Jean-Luc Godard can be a real son of of a bitch.
Vivre Sa Vie is about attempting to navigate an unfeeling world. It's about the beautiful Anna Karina and it's about tragedy. It is Godard's Pandora's Box and it unfolds rhythmically in a brilliant parade of pathos. Vivre Sa Vie is a cocoon of complex love. It is Godard studying his lover. He is trying to envelop her in his spirit. He's trying to capture her. He's trying to understand.
The film rests on the natural talents of Anna Karina. It relies solely on the power of her presence. This is not the study of Karina's character, it's an examination of the inexpressible beauty of her. It's about watching…
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Clearly liked it a lot more than Breathless. At the end of the day I’m still pretty conflicted on how I feel. Like I love everything about this, the visual language, the editing, the performances, the philosophy in that 11th story. The only thing it’s missing is me giving any sort of shit about this woman. I will say, that final shot is absolutely tragic in the context of the entire film but that can’t be the only time I care about her. Ya know? Still though, I’m sure there’s a Godard for me that I’m gonna love, we’re getting closer.
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In Vivre Sa Vie we get to know Nana; a woman that dreams of becoming an actress and has one man for every occasion. She believes that mankind is free and are responsible for every action and emotion, and that's a belief that is put to the test as she starts to work as a prostitute...
Vivre Sa Vie has everything I love with Godard films. The melancholy, the fantastic dialogues, the innovative camera work, the social political commentary, beautiful music, beautiful women and last, but not least; tons of references to movies, literature and philosophy. In the case of Vivre sa vie Godard is very straight forward with what he's trying to say, what existential thoughts he's trying to…
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A stranger talks about the importance of words, when suddenly, Godard jump-cuts to a shot of Anna Karina's piercing eyes looking directly into camera. Afterwards, a man reads aloud a barrage of elegant, lustful prose, and yet all we see is an isolated Karina, framed like a monument against Godard's flat mise-en-scene. Words, images and sounds can only communicate so much. One must combine them to find the soul.
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You only get to be special once, no matter how many different things you get to be special at... After that its just waiting for deliverance.
More things, more deliverance, more suffering. So it goes...
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Michel Legand is a legend 😅 I fell in love with the musics.
Kendime not: önyargılarımı yıktımm 🎉 izlediğim ilk siyah beyaz film -
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Of the French New Wave movies I’ve watched recently this one stuck with me. Camera work is so simple and so interesting, really enjoyed the pacing of several extended scenes. Excited to watch this again soon.
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