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A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman

A Woman Is a Woman

Is this a tragedy or a comedy? Either way, it's a masterpiece.

Genres

ComedyDramaRomance

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Longing for a baby, a stripper pursues another man in order to make her boyfriend jealous.

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Budget

$160000

Revenue

$100655

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

83 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

06 September 1961

Country

France

Cast

Anna Karina

Anna Karina

Angela

Jean-Claude Brialy

Jean-Claude Brialy

Émile Récamier

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Alfred Lubitsch

Henri Attal

Henri Attal

Fake Blind #2 (uncredited)

Karyn Balm

Karyn Balm

(uncredited)

Dorothée Blanck

Dorothée Blanck

Prostitute 3 / 'L'Opera Mouffe' shown on TV screen (uncredited)

Catherine Demongeot

Catherine Demongeot

Magazine Girl (uncredited)

Marie Dubois

Marie Dubois

Angela's Friend (uncredited)

Ernest Menzer

Ernest Menzer

Bar Owner (uncredited)

Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau

Self (uncredited)

Nicole Paquin

Nicole Paquin

Suzanne (uncredited)

Gisèle Sandré

Gisèle Sandré

Prostitute 2 (uncredited)

Marion Sarraut

Marion Sarraut

Prostitute 1 (uncredited)

Dominique Zardi

Dominique Zardi

Fake Blind #1 (uncredited)

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