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The legendary actress of the Nouvelle Vague, Anna Karina, is closely related to the revival of French cinema in the 1960s. Dennis Berry, the actress's current husband, tells the story of her life, especially focusing on her memories of Jean-Luc Godard and the great directors she knew, as well as looking at her memorable meeting with Serge Gainsbourg and more recently her career as a singer.
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- 'Pierrot le Fou' (1965) Director: Jean-Luc Godard. One of the most celebrated features in the French New Wave movement, Pierrot le Fou chronicles the story of a young man who decides to travel from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with a girl named Marianne after escaping his dull surroundings.
- 'My Life to Live' (1962) Director: Jean-Luc Godard. The contemplative black-and-white My Life to Live (Vivre Sa Vie) features what is possibly Karina’s most captivating and challenging performance.
- 'Band of Outsiders' (1964) Director: Jean-Luc Godard. A peculiar heist film that provides audiences with a refreshing and charming take on the genre, the arthouse crime movie Band of Outsiders centers around two bandits (Claude Brasseur and Sami Frey) who love old Hollywood B-movies and convince a languages student (Karina) to assist them in a robbery.
- 'A Woman is a Woman' (1961) Director: Jean-Luc Godard. A Woman is a Woman illustrates a French pole dancer named Angéla (Karina) as she attempts to have a child with her lover Émile (Jean-Claude Brialy).
TV movie 1972 The Salzburg Connection: Anna Bryant Lee H. Katzin: 1973 Vivre ensemble: Julie Anderson Anna Karina 1974 Bread and Chocolate: Elena Franco Brusati: Morel's Invention: Faustine Emidio Greco: 1976 The Musician Killer: Louise Benoît Jacquot: Scrambled Eggs: Clara Dutilleul Joël Santoni: Chinese Roulette: Irene Cartis Rainer Werner ...
- Vivre Sa Vie. Vivre Sa Vie is one of the best in Godard’s filmography — that is undeniable. Karina portrays Nana Kleinfrankenheim, a woman in her early-20s, who leaves her comfortable life behind to become an actress.
- Pierrot le Fou. In Pierrot le Fou, its protagonist is not initially having the best time. He has lost his job at a TV broadcasting company in Paris and makes a hasty decision to run away with his ex-girlfriend (Karina).
- Band of Outsiders. Band of Outsiders is highly underrated in Godard’s filmography, and it should not be overlooked for good reasons. Karina is Odile, who meets Franz (Sami Frey) while attending English-language courses.
- A Woman is a Woman. A Woman is a Woman was Godard’s first movie in color, and it, too, surely does not disappoint. Karina portrays the exotic dancer Angéla, who is in a relationship with Émile.
Anna Karina. Actress: Vivre sa vie. Born in Denmark, she came to Paris at 18. She met Coco Chanel and Pierre Cardin and started as a top model. She met Jean-Luc Godard about a cameo in Breathless (1960), but she had to be naked and she refused to play in the movie. One year later, they wed and she became famous with the "Nouvelle Vague" movies directed by him, Jacques...
- September 22, 1940
- December 14, 2019
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Dec 14, 2019 · Anna Karina (22 September 1940 - 14 December 2019) was a Danish film actress, director, and screenwriter who spent most of her working life in France. Karina was known as a muse of the director Jean-Luc Godard, one of the pioneers of the French New Wave. Her notable collaborations with Godard include The Little Soldier (1960), A Woman Is a Woman (1961) and Vivre sa vie (1962). With A Woman Is ...
