Vivre Sa Vie

Vivre Sa Vie

The many faces of a woman trying to find herself.

1962•1h 24m•7.7/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.7/10(692)

Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.

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Production

Pathé Consortium Cinéma, Les Films de la Pléiade

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Anna Karina

Anna Karina

Nana Kleinfrankenheim

Sady Rebbot

Sady Rebbot

Raoul

André S. Labarthe

André S. Labarthe

Paul

Guylaine Schlumberger

Yvette

Gérard Hoffmann

Gérard Hoffmann

Chef

Monique Messine

Monique Messine

Elisabeth

Paul Pavel

Paul Pavel

Journalist

Dimitri Dineff

Dimitri

Peter Kassovitz

Peter Kassovitz

Young Man

Eric Schlumberger

Luigi

Brice Parain

Philosopher

Henri Attal

Henri Attal

Arthur

Gilles Quéant

Gilles Quéant

First Customer

Odile Geoffroy

Odile Geoffroy

The Cafe Waitress

Marcel Charton

Policeman

Jack Florency

The Man in the Cinema

Alfred Adam

Alfred Adam

(uncredited)

Mario Botti

Italian (uncredited)

Gisèle Braunberger

Concierge (uncredited)

Jean Ferrat

Jean Ferrat

Man Near the Jukebox (uncredited)

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