Vivre sa Vie

16 Monday Jul 2012

Posted by Angie in 1960's, Women

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1960's Paris, Anna Karina, Jean-Luc Godard, Nana, Vivre Sa Vie

Jean-Luc Godard’s ,”Vivre Sa Vie,” 1962, Anna Karina, plays Nana, a down-on-her-luck aspiring actress who falls prey to the dangers of prostitution: moral, psychological, and physical turmoil.

Could be a Chanel ad if it were not so melancholy. Anna Karina.

Her bob and black and white outfits remind one of Uma Thurman’s Mia character in “Pulp Fiction.” Anna Karina.

The prim ruffled shirt, cardigan and skirt belie her new profession. Anna Karina.

Anna Karina.

The fur-trimmed coat is lovely. Anna Karina.

Choosing to shoot in black and white adds to the starkness of Nana’s reality. At once, she looks innocent and deeply repentant. Anna Karina.

Jean-Luc Godard, 1962.

Breathless

10 Monday Oct 2011

Posted by Angie in 1960's, Hair and Makeup, Women

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1960's Paris, Breathless, gamine, Jean Seberg, Jean-Luc Godard, pixie cut

Whatever you might think of his films, Jean-Luc Godard is a towering and inescapable influence on everything from films, photography, even (maybe subconsciously) to rap music. I may be bored waiting for the plots to start, may not be that interested in the political or satirical points he’s trying to make, but I sooo appreciate his utter originality and convention-busting mentality.

“Breathless,” 1960, left old-style filmmaking in its wake. Radical jump cuts and hand-held camera work only became mainstream in the MTV age of music videos.