Vivre Sa Vie - blu-ray - Criterion Collection - Import

Vivre sa vie was a turning point for Jean-Luc Godard and remains one of his most dynamic films, combining brilliant visual design with a tragic character study. The lovely Anna Karina, Godard’s greatest muse, plays Nana, a young Parisian who aspires to be an actress but instead ends up a prostitute, her downward spiral depicted in a series of discrete tableaux of daydreams and dances. Featuring some of Karina and Godard’s most iconic moments—from her movie theater vigil with The Passion of Joan of Arc to her seductive pool-hall strut—Vivre sa vie is a landmark of the French New Wave that still surprises at every turn. FILM INFO France196283 minutesBlack & White1.33:1FrenchSpine #512 SPECIAL FEATURESNew, restored high-definition digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray editionAudio commentary featuring film scholar Adrian MartinVideo interview with film scholar Jean Narboni, conducted by historian Noël SimsoloTelevision interview from 1962 with actress Anna KarinaExcerpts from a 1961 French television exposé on prostitutionIllustrated essay on La prostitution, the book that served as inspiration for the filmStills galleryDirector Jean-Luc Godard’s original theatrical trailerNew and improved English subtitle translationPLUS: Godard’s original scenario, a new essay by critic Michael Atkinson, interviews with Godard, and a reprint by critic Jean Collet on the film’s soundtrack