A Woman Is a Woman

A Woman Is a Woman

A Woman Is a Woman

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A Woman Is a Woman

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

1961

1h 23m

7.3(390 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Overview

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

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2 videos

Cast & Crew

14 members

Acting

Anna Karina

Angela

Anna Karina

Acting

Jean-Claude Brialy

Émile Récamier

Jean-Claude Brialy

Acting

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Alfred Lubitsch

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Acting

Henri Attal

Fake Blind #2 (uncredited)

Henri Attal

Acting

Karyn Balm

(uncredited)

Karyn Balm

Acting

Dorothée Blanck

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

Dorothée Blanck

Acting

Catherine Demongeot

Magazine Girl (uncredited)

Catherine Demongeot

Acting

Marie Dubois

Angela's Friend (uncredited)

Marie Dubois

Acting

Ernest Menzer

Bar Owner (uncredited)

Ernest Menzer

Acting

Jeanne Moreau

Self (uncredited)

Jeanne Moreau

Acting

Nicole Paquin

Suzanne (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Gisèle Sandré

Prostitute 2 (uncredited)

Gisèle Sandré

Directing

Marion Sarraut

Prostitute 1 (uncredited)

Marion Sarraut

Acting

Dominique Zardi

Fake Blind #1 (uncredited)

Dominique Zardi

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