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Vivre sa Vie (My Life to Live)

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From the liner notes

Vivre sa vie was a turning point for Jean-Luc Godard and remains one of his most dynamic films, combining brilliant visual design with a tragic character study. The lovely Anna Karina, Godard’s greatest muse, plays Nana, a young Parisian who aspires to be an actress but instead ends up a prostitute; her downward spiral is depicted in a series of discrete tableaux of daydreams and dances. Featuring some of Karina and Godard’s most iconic moments—from her movie theater vigil with The Passion of Joan of Arc to her seductive pool-hall strut—Vivre sa vie is a landmark of the French New Wave that still surprises at every turn.

Review

Godard's detached and at times analytical approach to his subjects continues in this richly paradoxical tale of a young shop assistant (Karina) who turns to prostitution but who "gives her body to keep her soul." Set up in 12 tableaux segments, Godard has said that this film was "not a new departure, but an arrival." (French with English subtitles)

Product Format Information

DVD : $35.99

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Region Code: 1
UPC: 715515057110

Studio : Criterion

Languages: French Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , English Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen, 1.33
Features:
Digitally remastered: New, restored high-definition digital transfer
Audio commentary: Audio commentary featuring film scholar Adrian Martin
Interview(s): Video interview with film scholar Jean Narboni, conducted by historian Noël Simsolo
Cast interviews: Television interview from 1962 with actress Anna Karina
Documentaries: Excerpts from a 1961 French television exposé on prostitution
Illustrated essay on La prostitution, the book that served as inspiration for the film
Photo gallery
Original theatrical trailer
Booklet: featuring an essay by critic Michael Atkinson, interviews with Godard, a reprint by critic Jean Collet on the film’s soundtrack, and Godard’s original scenario

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Blu-ray : $35.99

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Region Code: 1

Studio : Criterion

Languages: French DTS-HD 5.1 (Primary) , English Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen, 1.33
Features:
Digitally remastered: New, restored high-definition digital transfer (with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition)
Audio commentary: Audio commentary featuring film scholar Adrian Martin
Interview(s): Video interview with film scholar Jean Narboni, conducted by historian Noël Simsolo
Cast interviews: Television interview from 1962 with actress Anna Karina
Documentaries: Excerpts from a 1961 French television exposé on prostitution
Illustrated essay on La prostitution, the book that served as inspiration for the film
Photo gallery
Original theatrical trailer
Booklet: featuring an essay by critic Michael Atkinson, interviews with Godard, a reprint by critic Jean Collet on the film’s soundtrack, and Godard’s original scenario