France / Italy,
1961, 84 min
Directed by:
Jean-Luc GodardScreenplay:
Jean-Luc GodardCinematography:
Raoul CoutardComposer:
Michel LegrandCast:
Jean-Claude Brialy, Anna Karina, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Marie Dubois, Marion Sarraut, Jeanne Moreau, Dorothée Blanck, Catherine Demongeot, Karyn Balm (more)Plots(1)
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). (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Jean-Claude Brialy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/727/163727267_7c729c.jpg)
Jean-Claude Brialy
France
Best movies:
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
The 400 Blows (1959)
Holy Year (1976)
![Anna Karina](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/367/160367135_0c8bd5.jpg)
Anna Karina
Denmark
Best movies:
Up, Down, Fragile (1995)
Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962)
My Life to Live (1962)
![Jean-Paul Belmondo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886225_57cea4.jpg)
Jean-Paul Belmondo
France
Best movies:
Animal (1977)
Le Magnifique (1973)
The Professional (1981)
![Marie Dubois](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/416/416732_c885f6.jpg)
Marie Dubois
France
Best movies:
Don't Look Now: We're Being Shot At (1966)
Jules and Jim (1962)
Les Grandes Gueules (1965)
Marion Sarraut
Vietnam
Best movies:
A Woman Is a Woman (1961)
![Jeanne Moreau](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/936/161936215_332374.jpg)
Jeanne Moreau
France
Best movies:
Dialogue with the Carmelites (1960)
The 400 Blows (1959)
Back to the Wall (1958)
Dorothée Blanck
German Empire
Best movies:
Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962)
A Woman Is a Woman (1961)
Anna (1967) (TV movie)
![Catherine Demongeot](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/807/163807005_0426ee.png)
Catherine Demongeot
France
Best movies:
A Woman Is a Woman (1961)
Rob the Bank (1964)
Zazie in the Underground (1960)
![Karyn Balm](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/036/677/36677386_8c1d86.jpg)
Karyn Balm
France
Best movies:
A Woman Is a Woman (1961)
Two for the Road (1967)
The Big Wash (1968)
![Dominique Zardi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/276/166276545_68cb2d.jpg)
Dominique Zardi
France
Best movies:
Dialogue with the Carmelites (1960)
Two Men in Town (1973)
Fantomas (1964)
![Henri Attal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/465/465189_e1e372.jpg)
Henri Attal
France
Best movies:
Animal (1977)
Fantomas (1964)
My New Partner (1984)