Italy / Aug 28, 1962 / Venice Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Dimitri Dineff | Dimitri |
| Peter Kassovitz | Young Man |
| Eric Schlumberger | Luigi |
| Brice Parain | Philosopher |
| Henri Attal | Arthur |
| Gilles Quéant | First Customer |
| Odile Geoffroy | The Cafe Waitress |
| Marcel Charton | Policeman |
| Jack Florency | The Man in the Cinema |
| Alfred Adam | (uncredited) |
| Mario Botti | Italian (uncredited) |
| Gisèle Braunberger | Concierge (uncredited) |
| Jean Ferrat | Man Near the Jukebox (uncredited) |
| Jean-Paul Savignac | Soldier (uncredited) |
| László Szabó | Injured Man (uncredited) |
| Jean-Luc Godard | The Lover Reading Poe (voice) (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Vivre sa vie: film en douze tableaux |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Pathé Consortium Cinéma, Les Films de la Pléiade |
| Release date | 20 settembre 1962 |
| Production | Pierre Braunberger |
| Writer | Jean-Luc Godard, Marcel Sacotte |
| Editing | Jean-Luc Godard, Agnès Guillemot |
| Cinematography | Raoul Coutard, Charles L. Bitsch, Pierre Durin, Bernard Largemains, Claude Beausoleil |
| Assistant directors | Jean-Paul Savignac, Bernard Toublanc-Michel, Jean-Luc Godard, Suzanne Schiffman |
| Lighting | Fernand Coquet, François Coquet |
| Camera operators | Charles L. Bitsch, Raoul Coutard, Pierre Durin, Bernard Largemains, Claude Beausoleil |
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| Additional photography | Raoul Coutard, Charles L. Bitsch, Pierre Durin, Bernard Largemains, Claude Beausoleil |
| Production design | Ursule Monlinaro |
| Art direction | Ursule Monlinaro |
| Set decoration | Ursule Monlinaro |
| Special effects | Jean Fouchet |
| Music | Michel Legrand, Jacques Maumont, Jean Philippe, Guy Villette, Lila Lakshmanan |
| Sound | Michel Legrand, Jacques Maumont, Jean Philippe, Guy Villette, Lila Lakshmanan |
| Costume design | Christiane Fageol, Simone Knapp, Jacky Reynal, Alexandre de Paris |
| Makeup | Jacky Reynal, Simone Knapp, Christiane Fageol, Alexandre de Paris |
| Hairstyling | Alexandre de Paris, Simone Knapp, Jacky Reynal, Christiane Fageol |
| Budget | 64.000 € |
| Revenue | 24.517 € |
Release dates
Premiere
United States / Oct 04, 2013 / New York Film Festival
Limited release
United States / Feb 06, 2006 / Harvard Film Archive
Theatrical release
France / Sep 20, 1962 / TP
Sweden / Sep 20, 1962 / 15
Germany / Oct 02, 1962 / 18 / West Germany
United Kingdom / Oct 29, 1962
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Netherlands / Jan 31, 1963 / 18
Italy / Feb 21, 1963 / 18+
United States / Sep 23, 1963 / NR / New York City, New York
South Korea / May 03, 1997 / 18
Russia / May 08, 2024 / 18+ / Restored 4K version
Greece / Jul 31, 2025 / Re-Release
Digital
Russia / Jun 03, 2024 / 18+
TV
Germany / Nov 23, 2000 / Restored Version
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