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A Woman Is a Woman

Original title: Une femme est une femme

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

1961 · 1 h 24 min
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard
ComedyDramaRomance

Cast

Anna Karina Jean-Claude Brialy Jean-Paul Belmondo Henri Attal Karyn Balm Dorothée Blanck

Credits

Written by: Jean-Luc Godard

Plot

A Paris striptease dancer, Angela, wants a baby immediately, and her boyfriend, Émile, refuses, so she turns to his friend, in a playful homage to the Hollywood musical, with Anna Karina.

Sinekatalog’s take

A playful, colourful and charming New Wave musical comedy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (20,706 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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