Vivre sa vie - English subtitled
A high point of Jean-Luc Godard’s career, VIVRE SA VIE employs an innovative structure consisting of twelve numbered tableaux to tell the story of Nana S., an innocent young woman who comes to Paris to become an actress, but ends up as a prostitute.
VIVRE SA VIE was a turning point for 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 depicted in a series of discrete tableaux of daydreams and dances. Featuring some of Karina and Godard’s most iconic moments – from her movie theatre vigil with LA PASSION DE JEANNE D’ARC to her seductive pool-hall strut – VIVRE SA VIE is a landmark of the French New Wave that still surprises at every turn.