Vivre sa vie film en douze tableaux = My life to live : a film in twelve tableaux

Summary: Follows Nana, a young Parisian who aspires to be an actress, but a downward spiral forces her into prostitution.

Record details

ISBN: 9781604652697
Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (83 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide (39 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.)
Publisher: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, c2010.

General Note:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1962. Special features: Audio commentary featuring film scholar Adrian Martin; Video interview with film scholar Jean Narboni, conducted by historian Noël Simsolo; Television interview from 1962 with actress Anna Karina; Excerpts from a 1961 French television exposé on prostitution; Illustrated essay on La prostitution, the book that served as inspiration for the film; Stills gallery; director Jean-Luc Godard's original theatrical trailer. Booklet. Godard's original scenario from 1962; "The lost girl" essay by critic Michael Atkinson; "Godard on Vivre sa vie" , interviews with Godard; "An audacious experiment: the soundtrack of Vivre sa vie" by Jean Collet.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Editor, Agnès Guillemot ; sound, Guy Villette ; costume, Christiane Fageol ; music, Michel Legrand.
Participant or Performer Note:	Anna Karina, Sady Rebbot, André Labarthe, G. Schlumberger, Gérard Hoffman, Monique Messine, Paul Pavel, Dimitri Dineff, Peter Kassowitz, E. Schlumberger, Brice Parain, Henri Atal, Gilles Quéant, Odile Geoffroy, Marcel Charton, Jack Florency.
System Details Note:	DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Licensed for: home, library, classroom, ILL.
Language Note:	French dialogue with optional English subtitles.
Awards Note:	Venice Film Festival, Pasinetti Award, 1962 Venice Film Festival, Special Jury Prize, 1962