Jean-Luc Godard - Une femme est une femme / A Woman Is a Woman (1961) - (Criterion #238) [DVD9]

With A Woman Is a Woman (Une femme est une femme), compulsively innovative director Jean-Luc Godard presents "a neorealist musical—that is, a contradiction in terms." Featuring French superstars Anna Karina, Jean-Paul Belmondo, and Jean-Claude Brialy at their peak of popularity, A Woman Is a Woman is a sly, playful tribute to—and interrogation of—the American musical comedy, showcasing Godard's signature wit and intellectual acumen. The film tells the story of exotic dancer Angéla (Karina) as she attempts to have a child with her unwilling lover Émile (Brialy). In the process, she finds herself torn between him and his best friend Alfred (Belmondo). A dizzying compendium of color, humor, and the music of renowned composer Michel Legrand, A Woman Is a Woman finds the young Godard at his warmest and most accessible, reveling in and scrutinizing the mechanics of his great obsession: the cinema.




DVD:
DVD RELEASE: June 22, 2004
STUDIO: Criterion
SYSTEM: NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s
ASPECT RATIO: 2.35:1 Original Aspect Ratio
RUNTIME (MOVIE): 1:23:54

DISC FEATURES:
• New high-definition digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Raoul Coutard, with restored image and sound and enhanced for widescreen televisions
• Charlotte et Véronique ou Tous les garçons s’appellent Patrick (All the Boys Are Called Patrick, 1957), an early short film by Godard with Jean-Claude Brialy, written by Eric Rohmer
• "Qui êtes-vous Anna Karina?": excerpts from a 1966 French television interview with Karina, Brialy, and Serge Gainsbourg
• Publicity for A Woman Is a Woman featuring the original trailer, rare on-set photos by photographer Raymond Cauchetier, a poster and stills gallery, and an audio promotional recording for the film
• New and improved English subtitle translation
• Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition

EXTRACTION:
ENGINE: MacTheRipper 3.0 (R14m)
DVD: 1 Full Dual-Layer DVD
FILE EXTENSION: .ISO (Image)
FILE SIZE: 7.12 GB








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