“We should boycott women who don’t cry.”
Angela, A Woman Is A Woman
A cabaret dancer, Angela, is torn between her lover, Émile, and his friend, Alfred. Further complications arise when she decides to get pregnant with Émile, who denies, and Alfred comes forward to take the opportunity.
What did I like?
I loved the energy of the leading actress, Anna Karina. She was portrayed as a proud, independent woman who took her own decisions.
The direction of the film was pretty good and some scenes were shot so beautifully and portrayed the emotion of the characters. One such example is this scene in which Angela’s sadness and jealousy is shown by repetitive shots of the photograph and a Charles Aznavour song playing in the background.
True to a Godard film, this one also had a quirky narration in the form of written text on the screen. I found this quite amusing.
Another scene in the movie which I really liked was when the two main characters, Angela and Émile, were fighting and decided to talk to each other only by showing the various book titles to insult each other.
This movie had a lot of references of other French films including Breathless, Shoot The Piano Player and Jim and Jules. In one scene, Jeanne Moreau even played a cameo as herself.
What did I not like?
In this film Godard experimented with the background music. Instead of jump cuts, this one had sudden music cuts and shifts throughout the movie. I got a bit irked while watching the film due to this.
The script as a whole did not appeal to me as much and felt quite tedious after the 30-minute mark.
Conclusion?
Not my favourite Godard movie, but still a must watch because of Anna Karina.
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