Vivre sa Vie: Analysis of Film Form, Intertextuality and Auteur Characteristics

Vivre sa Vie is one of the greatest films by Jean-Luc Godard and an important example of French New Wave Cinema. In this film, Godard owes another director a huge debt: Carl Theodor Dreyer. Vivre sa Vie includes both a direct reference to Dreyer's Passion of Joan of Arc in its most famous scene and borrows more generally from its singular style. You can find a more detailed analysis of Dreyer's film here: • The Passion of Joan of...

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Fascinating analysis. Thank you!!

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great video

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Well done!