Vivre sa vie : film en douze tableaux = My life to live : a film in twelve tableaux / Pléiade Distribution présente ; production, P. Braunberger ; pensé, dialogué, tourné, monté, en bref mis en scène par J.-L. Godard.

Follows Nana, a young Parisian who aspires to be an actress, but a downward spiral forces her into prostitution.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Criterion collection ; 512.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Author: Legrand, Michel, 1932-2019 (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Films de la Pléiade (Firm)
Pathé Consortium Cinéma
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Godard, Jean-Luc, 1930-2022 (Director, Screenwriter)
Braunberger, Pierre, 1905-1990 (Producer)
Karina, Anna, 1940-2019 (Actor)
Rebbot, Sady, 1935-1994 (Actor)
Labarthe, André S. (Actor)
Schlumberger, G. (Guylaine) (Actor)
Hoffman, Gérard (Actor) (Actor)
Messine, Monique, 1940-2003 (Actor)
Pavel, Paul, 1920-2012 (Actor)
Parain, Brice, 1897-1971 (Actor)
Quéant, Gilles (Actor)
Coutard, Raoul (Cinematographer)
Guillemot, Agnès, 1931- (Film editor)
Language:French
English
Language of the Original:
French
Language and/or Writing System:
In French with optional English subtitles.
Published: [New York] : Criterion Collection, [2010]
Edition:Blu-ray special ed.
Series:Criterion collection ; 512.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Genre:
Physical Description:1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
My life to live.
It's my life.
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Description
Summary:
Follows Nana, a young Parisian who aspires to be an actress, but a downward spiral forces her into prostitution.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 1962.
Special features: audio commentary featuring film scholar Adrian Martin; video interview with film scholar Jean Narboni, conducted by historian Noël Simsolo; television interview from 1962 with actress Anna Karina; excerpts from a 1961 French television exposé on prostitution; illustrated essay on La prostitution, the book that served as inspiration for the film; stills gallery; director Jean-Luc Godard's original theatrical trailer; booklet featuring Godard's original scenario, an essay by critic Michael Atkinson, interviews with Godard, and a reprint by critic Jean Collet on the film's soundtrack.
Call Number:CV8 D0120407 Blu-ray Video
Awards:Venice Film Festival, Pasinetti Award, 1962.
ISBN:9781604652680
1604652683
Credits:Cinematography, Raoul Coutard ; editing, Agnès Guillemot ; music, Michel Legrand ; sound, Guy Villette ; costume, Christiane Fageol.
System Details:Blu-ray, region A, 1.33:1 aspect ratio; mono.; requires Blu-ray player.
Blu-ray disc: Not compatible with standard DVD players; requires Blu-ray disc player.
Cast:
Anna Karina, Sady Rebbot, André Labarthe, G. Schlumberger, Gérard Hoffman, Monique Messine, Paul Pavel, Dimitri Dineff, Peter Kassowitz, E. Schlumberger, Brice Parain, Henri Atal, Gilles Quéant, Odile Geoffroy, Marcel Charton, Jack Florency.