
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 theatre 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.
- Restored high-definition digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- 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
- English subtitle translation
- PLUS: A 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
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