Vivre sa vie

This turning point for Jean-Luc Godard 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 depicted in a series of discrete tableaux of daydreams and dances.

Featuring some of Karina and Godard's most iconic moments--from her movie theater 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.

Winner of the Special Jury Prize and nominated for the Golden Lion at the 1962 Venice Film Festival.