1962 · drama
Vivre Sa Vie
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard1h 24m1962
Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.
Our read: Vivre Sa Vie (1962) reads as a sombre, slow-burn, inventive drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, slow-burn, measured drama, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- sombre
- slow-burn
- inventive
- bleak
- signature
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