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Rialto Pictures
Directed by: Jean-Luc Godard
Featuring: Anna Karina, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean-Claude Brialy, Marie Dubois, Jeanne Moreau, Ernest Menzer, Nicole Paquin, Marion Sarraut
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.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Disc:
DVD-9 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
1/2/3/4/5/6 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Audio Options:
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Short Film, Advertising, Booklet
- 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 Anna Karina, Jean-Claude 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
- A 24-page booklet featuring excerpts from a 1961 interview with Jean-Luc Godard and director of photography Raoul Coutard about A Woman Is a Woman, and a new essay by film critic J. Hoberman
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Release Credits
Producer: Susan Arosteguy
Artwork: Alexander Ku
Release Notes on Restoration
A Woman is a Woman
A Woman is a Woman is presented in its original aspect ratio of 2.35:1. Black bars at the top and bottom of the screen are normal for this format. Director of photography Raoul Coutard supervised this new high-definition digital transfer, which was created on a Spirit Datacine from a new 35mm interpositive. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, and scratches were removed using the MTl Digital Restoration System. The soundtrack was mastered at 24-bit from the magnetic track, and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle. The Dolby Digital 1.0 signal will be directed to the center channel on 5.1-channel sound systems, but some viewers may prefer to switch to two-channel playback for a wider dispersal of the mono sound.