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A Woman Is a Woman (1961)

Is this a tragedy or a comedy? Either way, it's a masterpiece.

Genre : Comedy, Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 23M

Director : Jean-Luc Godard

Synopsis

Longing for a baby, a stripper pursues another man in order to make her boyfriend jealous.

Actors

Jean-Claude Brialy
Jean-Claude Brialy
Émile Récamier
Anna Karina
Anna Karina
Angela
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Alfred Lubitsch
Henri Attal
Henri Attal
Fake Blind #2 (uncredited)
Karyn Balm
Karyn Balm
(uncredited)
Dorothée Blanck
Dorothée Blanck
Prostitute 3 (uncredited)
Catherine Demongeot
Catherine Demongeot
Magazine Girl (uncredited)
Marie Dubois
Marie Dubois
Angela's Friend (uncredited)
Ernest Menzer
Ernest Menzer
Bar Owner (uncredited)
Jeanne Moreau
Jeanne Moreau
Woman in Bar (uncredited)
Nicole Paquin
Nicole Paquin
Suzanne (uncredited)
Gisèle Sandré
Gisèle Sandré
Prostitute 2 (uncredited)
Marion Sarraut
Marion Sarraut
Prostitute 1 (uncredited)
Dominique Zardi
Dominique Zardi
Fake Blind #1 (uncredited)

Crews

Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard
Director
Georges de Beauregard
Georges de Beauregard
Producer
Carlo Ponti
Carlo Ponti
Producer
Raoul Coutard
Raoul Coutard
Director of Photography
Agnès Guillemot
Agnès Guillemot
Editor
Lila Herman
Lila Herman
Editor
Bernard Evein
Bernard Evein
Production Design
Jacqueline Moreau
Jacqueline Moreau
Costume Design
Geneviève Cluny
Geneviève Cluny
Original Story
Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard
Writer
Michel Legrand
Michel Legrand
Original Music Composer
Philippe Dussart
Philippe Dussart
Production Manager
Francis Cognany
Francis Cognany
Assistant Director
Guy Villette
Guy Villette
Sound
Raymond Cauchetier
Raymond Cauchetier
Still Photographer
Suzanne Schiffman
Suzanne Schiffman
Script Supervisor
Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard
Title Designer

Trailers and other movies

A WOMAN IS A WOMAN (UNE FEMME EST UNE FEMME)

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