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Karina on Godard: Dance

Vivre sa vie and Bande à part are both films in which Anna Karina is the pivotal character.

In Vivre sa vie she plays a shopgirl who slowly slides into prostitution to pay her rent, while in Bande à part she is a wide-eyed language student befriended by two young classmates intent on seducing her and breaking into her aunt’s house to steal a stash of money she has discovered hidden in the lodger’s wardrobe.

Her infectious smile and good-natured innocence come to the fore in the dance sequences that she talks about here. A behind-the-scenes report for a French TV station filmed on location when the scene was shot reveals that they were originally dancing to John Lee Hooker's Shake It Baby.

Film by Spike Geilinger and Cinestre Films for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Arts.

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