An early stunner from Jean-Luc Godard and one of the seminal films of the French New Wave. The filmmaker's fourth feature stars his then-wife, Anna Karina, as Nana, a Parisian sales clerk who, after separating from her husband, Paul (Labarthe), tries to make it as an actress. After seeing
Dreyer's silent classic THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC, she abandons the idea and turns to prostitution. The film is divided into 12 tableaux, which take place in cafes, in a record store, at a police station, and on the streets of Paris. The scenes and the issues raised range from prostitution (with
quoted facts and figures on the subject) to experiments with narration and autobiogra...
Released:
1962
Rated:
NR
Length:
85 mins