A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Movie · NR · 83 min · ★ 7.3 · 77% critics
A young woman living in Paris longs to start a family, but her partner keeps dodging the idea. As frustrations grow, a friend’s attention and a string of playful misunderstandings turn their relationship into a lively, music-tinged tug-of-war over love, jealousy, and commitment.
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Details
- Original title
- Une femme est une femme
- Years
- 1961
- Release date
- 1961-09-06
- Language
- French
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Critic score
- 77/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (404 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a cute, offbeat romantic triangle with bursts of song, teasing banter, and a playful Paris vibe, like Band of Outsiders or Contempt; Not for you if you want a straightforward, quiet romance.
Pros: playful romantic caper; witty bickering; bright, lively energy | Cons: uneven humor; confusing at times; loud musical bursts
Themes
- romcom
- french new wave
- experimental cinema
Cast & crew
Anna Karina
as Angela
Jean-Claude Brialy
as Émile Récamier
Jean-Paul Belmondo
as Alfred Lubitsch
Henri Attal
as Fake Blind #2 (uncredited)
Karyn Balm
as (uncredited)
Dorothée Blanck
as Prostitute 3 / 'L'Opera Mouffe' shown on TV screen (uncredited)
Catherine Demongeot
as Magazine Girl (uncredited)
Marie Dubois
as Angela's Friend (uncredited)
Ernest Menzer
as Bar Owner (uncredited)
Jeanne Moreau
as Self (uncredited)
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard