Vivre Sa Vie! (My Life to Live)
1962
Paris
Jean-Luc Godard
Drama
What’s it all about: the backs of people’s heads. Also, Anna Karina understands the rules of prostitution, but not the rules of happiness or speaking.
First Encounter: first viewing
Prostitute Index: high
Death By: philosophy
Relics: an accordion section at the record shop
Hoops: “Why is every prostitute looking for love in the end, but they put money first?” (Candotti)
Heartthrob: Anna Karina
Pass/Fails the Test of Time: pin-up photo of Elizabeth Taylor (“She looks 80 years old already”)
LoFi Magic: Anna Karina’s seductive jukebox dance
Words to live by: “Happiness is no fun.”
Makes me want to: bum a cigarette in Paris
Candotti Take: “A very good movie. The last 20 minutes was unnecessary. They do not need to add Voltaire or Montaigne in a prostitute movie.”
Worth a watch/rewatch: Yes
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