Vivre Sa Vie (1962) on Netflix
Nana Kleinfrankenheim leaves her husband Paul and their baby son to become an actress in Paris. Her pay at a record store falls short, and her coworkers refuse to lend her money.
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Plot summary
In twelve episodes, each introduced by an intertitle, Nana Kleinfrankenheim tries to live on her own in Paris. She has left her husband Paul and their baby son, hoping to become an actress, and she works in a record store. The wages do not cover her rent, her coworkers turn down her request for a loan of 2,000 francs, and her landlady evicts her from her apartment. She meets Paul in a café, where they play pinball together. The following day he hands her photographs of her son. A screening of La passion de Jeanne d'Arc reduces her to tears. A man who promised her photographs to promote her career asks her to undress, and she does so reluctantly.
Cast
- Guylaine Schlumbergeras Yvette
- Dimitri Dineffas Dimitri
- Eric Schlumbergeras Luigi
- Brice Parainas Le philosophe
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Vivre Sa Vie (1962)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- The melancholy young man who walks into a café and plays a juke box record is the singer-songwriter Jean Ferrat, performing his own hit tune "Ma Môme" on the disc he has just chosen.
- One of the film's original sources is Où en est la prostitution, a study of contemporary prostitution by Marcel Sacotte, an examining magistrate.
