Director: Jacques Demy (1961)
At the peak of the French New Wave in 1961, one of the most beloved French directors, Jacques Demy, made this film—a prequel to his masterpiece Umbrellas of Cherbourg. The reappearance of a beautiful woman from a young man’s past brings a swirl of nostalgia, regret, romantic hope and melancholy, a rich [...]
Director: Jean-Luc Godard (1961)
With UNE FEMME EST UNE FEMME, French director Jean-Luc Godard pays tribute to American musicals in much the same way that his debut feature, the critical and commercial smash hit BREATHLESS, did to
American gangster films. The story follows the beautiful Angela (Anna Karina), a strip-tease artist who wants nothing more than to [...]