512 Vivre sa vie
- Matt
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512 Vivre sa vie
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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 is 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.
Disc Features
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer (with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition)
- 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
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Michael Atkinson, interviews with Godard, a reprint by critic Jean Collet on the film’s soundtrack, and Godard’s original scenario
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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 is 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.
Disc Features
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer (with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition)
- 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
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Michael Atkinson, interviews with Godard, a reprint by critic Jean Collet on the film’s soundtrack, and Godard’s original scenario
Available on DVD and Blu-ray
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- domino harvey
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Re: 512 Vivre sa vie
I knew they'd be porting over Martin's Madman commentary, which is arguably best commentary ever recorded for a Godard film in terms of breadth of background
- zachhh
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Re: 512 Vivre sa vie
i haven't seen this but it sounds a little like Nights of Cabiria
- Matt
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Re: 512 Vivre sa vie
Well, it's in black and white and about a prostitute, so... yes!
- Napier
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Re: 512 Vivre sa vie
I hope there are clowns in it. Blu-ray clowns are scary.
- alandau
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Re: 512 Vivre sa vie
I have never thought much of Martin's commentaries or his public presentations (i.e Tarantino's Inglorious Bastards and Holocaust historiography at Monash University). However, I will be open to his interpretation of Godard.
- Florinaldo
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Re: 512 Vivre sa vie
As for myself, I found his commentaries on Godard' 2 ou 3 Choses Que je Sais d'Elle and on a Australian edition of Buñuel's El Ángel Exterminador very well argued and informative. However, on the Australian Ángel one of his points was undermined by the fact that the repetition of the arrival of the guests which he mentions was edited out of the print used.alandau wrote:I have never thought much of Martin's commentaries or his public presentations (i.e Tarantino's Inglorious Bastards and Holocaust historiography at Monash University). However, I will be open to his interpretation of Godard.
I very much look forward to that release, since I have a very dim memory of it, from too many decades ago, although I seem to recall that the distancing effect from Karina's acting is not pronounced as in other efforts.
- somnambulating
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Re: 512 Vivre sa vie
The Credits listing on the Criterion page, "Thought out, written, shot, edited, in sum, directed by..." these are Criterion's words or did I miss it in the movie?
Re: 512 Vivre sa vie
They are on the very first title card, I believe. They are in small type though.
- MoonlitKnight
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Re: 512 Vivre sa vie
Yay, come 4/20, I'll have all of Godard's '60s films (i.e. pretty much the only ones worth owning )!
- justeleblanc
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Re: 512 Vivre sa vie
... says someone who's never seen NUMERO DEUXMoonlitKnight wrote:Yay, come 4/20, I'll have all of Godard's '60s films (i.e. pretty much the only ones worth owning )!
- Murdoch
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Re: 512 Vivre sa vie
Godard's 60s films are my least favorite of his.
- dad1153
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Re: 512 Vivre sa vie
Fixed!Murdoch wrote:Godard's films are my least favorite of his.
- klee13
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Re: 512 Vivre sa vie
Yeah, too bad about that Godard guy, dying at the height of his career. Who knows what great films he would've made had he lived on.dad1153 wrote:Fixed!Murdoch wrote:Godard's films are my least favorite of his.
- Murdoch
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Re: 512 Vivre sa vie
There should really be a moratorium on one-off statements about forum members' favorite directors, it only brings out the worst in people.
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- triodelover
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- Matt
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Re: 512 Vivre sa vie
Stunning. I can't wait until my copy arrives so that I can chuck my Fox Lorber DVD straight into the trash can.
- domino harvey
- Dot Com Dom
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Re: 512 Vivre sa vie
The Fox Lorber was their best Godard transfer though. While this is obviously a step up, I think every disc of this I've owned has been from a quality print.
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Re: 512 Vivre sa vie
Yeah, the Fox Lorber screen caps hold up surprisingly well. If it wasn't for the upgrade to Blu, I might've stuck with it.
- cdnchris
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Re: 512 Vivre sa vie
Burn it like I did with BreathlessMatt wrote:Stunning. I can't wait until my copy arrives so that I can chuck my Fox Lorber DVD straight into the trash can.
- Napier
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Re: 512 Vivre sa vie
Or donate it to the local library.cdnchris wrote:Burn it like I did with BreathlessMatt wrote:Stunning. I can't wait until my copy arrives so that I can chuck my Fox Lorber DVD straight into the trash can.
- swo17
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Re: 512 Vivre sa vie
Perhaps because of confusion over the language of the title, those Fox Lorbers are still going for decent money at amazon marketplace and half.com. Depending on the condition of your DVD, you might could make $10-$20 off it and mostly subsidize the cost of an upgrade.
- tajmahal
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Re: 512 Vivre sa vie
Attention Domino Harvey, The final Beaver screencap is your avatar in waiting.triodelover wrote:Beaver
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Re: 512 Vivre sa vie
Trash CanMatt wrote:Stunning. I can't wait until my copy arrives so that I can chuck my Fox Lorber DVD straight into the trash can.
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