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My Life to Live (1962)

My Life to Live poster
Original title
Vivre sa vie: film en douze tableaux
Directed by
Jean-Luc Godard
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 706 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman in Paris drifts through a series of encounters and decisions. Her life slowly moves in a difficult direction as she tries to find meaning and survival.

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What happens

Vivre sa vie (French: Vivre sa vie : film en douze tableaux, lit. 'To Live Her Life: A Film in Twelve Scenes', pronounced [vivʁ(ə) sa vi]) is a 1962 French New Wave drama film written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard. The film was released in the United States as My Life to Live and in the United Kingdom as It's My Life. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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