Stylistically innovative and boasting several of the director and star’s most memorable moments, Vivre sa vie is an undiminished classic of the French New Wave.
On 24 August 2015 it will be released on Blu-ray and DVD by the BFI. Numerous extra features on both formats include a rare ‘In conversation’ with Anna Karina and Alistair Whyte from 1973 and three short films by Jean-Luc Godard.
By turns both playful and sad, Vivre sa vie borrows the aesthetics of cinéma vérité to present a captivating vision of 1960s Parisian street life and pop culture. Described as ‘a perfect film' by Susan Sontag, Jean-Luc Godard's compelling fourth feature presents 12 episodes in the life of Nana (wonderfully played by Godard’s muse, Anna Karina), a young Parisian who turns to prostitution after becoming disillusioned by poverty and her failing marriage.
