Anna Karina
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Anna Karina is a Danish
film actress, director
, and screenwriter
who has spent most of her working life in France. Karina is known as a muse of the director, Jean-Luc Godard
, one of the pioneers of the French New Wave
. Her notable collaborations with Godard include The Little Soldier (1960), A Woman Is a Woman
(1961), Vivre sa vie (1962), and Alphaville (1965). With A Woman Is a Woman, Karina won the Best Actress award
at the Berlin Film Festival
.
She began her career in Denmark, where she sang in cabarets and worked as a model playing in commercials. At age 14, she appeared in a Danish short film by Ib Schedes, which won a prize at Cannes
. She studied dance and painting in Denmark and for a while made a living selling her paintings. In 1958, after a row with her mother, she hitch-hiked to Paris.
Karina was 17 when she arrived in Paris—indigent and unable to speak French. Living off the streets she got a break while sitting at the cafe Les Deux Magots
. She was approached by a woman from an advertisement agency who asked her to do some photos. She became a successful fashion model, meeting Pierre Cardin
and Coco Chanel
. Chanel helped her devise her professional name, Anna Karina.
Karina's first film appearance, although uncredited, dates from 1959, when a soap advertisement in which she appeared as a model was included near the end of Guy Debord
's On the Passage of a Few Persons Through a Rather Brief Unity of Time. The image was accompanied by Debord's voice-over: "The advertisements during intermissions are the truest reflection of an intermission from life."
Jean-Luc Godard
, then a film critic for Cahiers du cinéma
, first saw Karina in a series of Palmolive ads in a bathtub covered in soapsuds. He was casting his debut feature film, Breathless. He offered her a small part in the film, but she refused when he mentioned that there would be a nude scene. When Godard queried her refusal, referring to the supposed nudity in the Palmolive ads, she is said to have replied "Are you mad? I was wearing a bathing suit in those ads — the soapsuds went up to my neck. It was in your mind that I was undressed."
In the end, the character Godard reserved for Karina did not appear in the film. The next year, however, Godard offered her a role in Le Petit Soldat
(1960). Karina, who was still under 21, had to persuade her estranged mother to sign the contract for her.
at the Berlin Film Festival
in 1961 for her interpretation of the character Angela in the film A Woman Is a Woman
. Her acting career was not, however, limited to Godard's films, and she went on to a successful collaboration with other well-known directors. Her role in The Nun
(1966) directed by Jacques Rivette
is considered by some as her best performance. She also acted in Luchino Visconti
's The Stranger
.
Other notable films include: George Cukor
's Justine (1969), Tony Richardson
's Laughter in the Dark (1969), Christian de Chalonge's L'Alliance (1970), Andre Delvaux's Rendezvous a Bray (1971), The Salzburg Connection (1972), Franco Brusati's Bread and Chocolate (1973) and Rainer Werner Fassbinder
's Chinese Roulette (1976). In 1972 she set up a production company named Raska for her film-directing debut Vivre Ensemble, in which she also acted and which was released in 1973. She wrote and acted in Last Song in 1987. She has since appeared in Haut, Bas, Fragile (1995) by Jacques Rivette
and sang in The Truth About Charlie
.
's Il Fait Beau Jour et Nuit and Ingmar Bergman
's Efter repetitionen.
. Both songs are taken from the TV musical comedy Anna (1967), by the film director Pierre Koralnik
, in which she sings seven songs alongside Gainsbourg and Jean-Claude Brialy
. She subsequently recorded an album, Une histoire d'amour, with Philippe Katerine
, which was followed up by a concert tour. Karina has also made several appearances on television. In 2005 she released Chansons de films, a collection of songs sung in movies.
Karina wrote, directed and starred in Victoria, a musical road movie filmed in Montreal
, Quebec
and Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean in 2007. A review by Richard Kuipers in Variety praised it as "a pleasant gambol through the backwoods of Quebec...Given plenty of room to work off each other, the members of this fine ensemble keep pic on track...Big plus is the music and heartfelt songs by Philippe Katerine".
On n'achète pas le soleil (1988); and Jusqu'au bout du hasard (1998).
, and divorced in 1965. After Godard, she was married to scriptwriter-actor Pierre Fabre (1968–1973), actor-director Daniel Duval (1978–1981) and director Dennis Berry
(1982–1994).
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
film actress, director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
who has spent most of her working life in France. Karina is known as a muse of the director, Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard is a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film critic. He is often identified with the 1960s French film movement, French Nouvelle Vague, or "New Wave"....
, one of the pioneers of the French New Wave
French New Wave
The New Wave was a blanket term coined by critics for a group of French filmmakers of the late 1950s and 1960s, influenced by Italian Neorealism and classical Hollywood cinema. Although never a formally organized movement, the New Wave filmmakers were linked by their self-conscious rejection of...
. Her notable collaborations with Godard include The Little Soldier (1960), A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman is a 1961 French film directed by Jean-Luc Godard, featuring Anna Karina, Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean-Claude Brialy. It is a tribute to American musical comedy and associated with the French New Wave.-Plot:...
(1961), Vivre sa vie (1962), and Alphaville (1965). With A Woman Is a Woman, Karina won the Best Actress award
Silver Bear for Best Actress
The Silver Bear for Best Actress is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for achievement in performance by an actress.-Awards:- External links :*...
at the Berlin Film Festival
11th Berlin International Film Festival
The 11th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 23 to July 4, 1961.-Jury:* James Quinn * France Roche* Marc Turfkruyer* Satyajit Ray* Gian Luigi Rondi* Hirosugu Ozaki* Nicholas Ray* Falk Harnack* Hans Schaarwächter...
.
Early life
Karina's mother was a dress shop owner and her father was a ship's captain who left the family a year after she was born. She lived with her maternal grandparents for three years, until she was four. She spent the next four years in foster care when she returned to live with her mother. She has described her childhood as "terribly wanting to be loved", and as a child made numerous attempts to run away from home.She began her career in Denmark, where she sang in cabarets and worked as a model playing in commercials. At age 14, she appeared in a Danish short film by Ib Schedes, which won a prize at Cannes
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
. She studied dance and painting in Denmark and for a while made a living selling her paintings. In 1958, after a row with her mother, she hitch-hiked to Paris.
Modeling and meeting with Godard
Les Deux Magots
Les Deux Magots is a famous café in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés area of Paris, France. It once had a reputation as the rendezvous of the literary and intellectual élite of the city. It is now a popular tourist destination...
. She was approached by a woman from an advertisement agency who asked her to do some photos. She became a successful fashion model, meeting Pierre Cardin
Pierre Cardin
Pierre Cardin Cardin was known for his avant-garde style and his Space Age designs. He prefers geometric shapes and motifs, often ignoring the female form. He advanced into unisex fashions, sometimes experimental, and not always practical...
and Coco Chanel
Coco Chanel
Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel was a pioneering French fashion designer whose modernist thought, menswear-inspired fashions, and pursuit of expensive simplicity made her an important figure in 20th-century fashion. She was the founder of one of the most famous fashion brands, Chanel...
. Chanel helped her devise her professional name, Anna Karina.
Karina's first film appearance, although uncredited, dates from 1959, when a soap advertisement in which she appeared as a model was included near the end of Guy Debord
Guy Debord
Guy Ernest Debord was a French Marxist theorist, writer, filmmaker, member of the Letterist International, founder of a Letterist faction, and founding member of the Situationist International . He was also briefly a member of Socialisme ou Barbarie.-Early Life:Guy Debord was born in Paris in 1931...
's On the Passage of a Few Persons Through a Rather Brief Unity of Time. The image was accompanied by Debord's voice-over: "The advertisements during intermissions are the truest reflection of an intermission from life."
Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard is a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film critic. He is often identified with the 1960s French film movement, French Nouvelle Vague, or "New Wave"....
, then a film critic for Cahiers du cinéma
Cahiers du cinéma
Cahiers du Cinéma is an influential French film magazine founded in 1951 by André Bazin, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze and Joseph-Marie Lo Duca. It developed from the earlier magazine Revue du Cinéma involving members of two Paris film clubs — Objectif 49 and...
, first saw Karina in a series of Palmolive ads in a bathtub covered in soapsuds. He was casting his debut feature film, Breathless. He offered her a small part in the film, but she refused when he mentioned that there would be a nude scene. When Godard queried her refusal, referring to the supposed nudity in the Palmolive ads, she is said to have replied "Are you mad? I was wearing a bathing suit in those ads — the soapsuds went up to my neck. It was in your mind that I was undressed."
In the end, the character Godard reserved for Karina did not appear in the film. The next year, however, Godard offered her a role in Le Petit Soldat
Le Petit Soldat
The Little Soldier is a 1960 French film, written and directed by French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, but not released until 1963. It was Godard's first film with Anna Karina, who starred as Véronica Dreyer alongside Michel Subor ....
(1960). Karina, who was still under 21, had to persuade her estranged mother to sign the contract for her.
Film
Karina won the Best Actress AwardSilver Bear for Best Actress
The Silver Bear for Best Actress is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for achievement in performance by an actress.-Awards:- External links :*...
at the Berlin Film Festival
11th Berlin International Film Festival
The 11th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 23 to July 4, 1961.-Jury:* James Quinn * France Roche* Marc Turfkruyer* Satyajit Ray* Gian Luigi Rondi* Hirosugu Ozaki* Nicholas Ray* Falk Harnack* Hans Schaarwächter...
in 1961 for her interpretation of the character Angela in the film A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman is a 1961 French film directed by Jean-Luc Godard, featuring Anna Karina, Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean-Claude Brialy. It is a tribute to American musical comedy and associated with the French New Wave.-Plot:...
. Her acting career was not, however, limited to Godard's films, and she went on to a successful collaboration with other well-known directors. Her role in The Nun
The Nun (film)
The Nun is a 1966 French drama film directed by Jacques Rivette and based on the novel of the same title by Denis Diderot.-Plot Summary:...
(1966) directed by Jacques Rivette
Jacques Rivette
Jacques Rivette is a French film director. His most well known films include Celine and Julie Go Boating, La Belle Noiseuse and the cult film Out 1....
is considered by some as her best performance. She also acted in Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo was an Italian theatre, opera and cinema director, as well as a screenwriter. He is best known for his films The Leopard and Death in Venice .-Life:...
's The Stranger
The Stranger (1967 film)
The Stranger is a 1967 film by Italian film director Luchino Visconti, based on Albert Camus' novel L'Étranger, with Marcello Mastroianni.-Cast:* Marcello Mastroianni - Arthur Meursault* Anna Karina - Marie Cardona* Bernard Blier - Defense Counsel...
.
Other notable films include: George Cukor
George Cukor
George Dewey Cukor was an American film director. He mainly concentrated on comedies and literary adaptations. His career flourished at RKO and later MGM, where he directed What Price Hollywood? , A Bill of Divorcement , Dinner at Eight , Little Women , David Copperfield , Romeo and Juliet and...
's Justine (1969), Tony Richardson
Tony Richardson
Cecil Antonio "Tony" Richardson was an English theatre and film director and producer.-Early life:Richardson was born in Shipley, Yorkshire in 1928, the son of Elsie Evans and Clarence Albert Richardson, a chemist...
's Laughter in the Dark (1969), Christian de Chalonge's L'Alliance (1970), Andre Delvaux's Rendezvous a Bray (1971), The Salzburg Connection (1972), Franco Brusati's Bread and Chocolate (1973) and Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Rainer Werner Maria Fassbinder was a German movie director, screenwriter and actor. He is considered one of the most important representatives of the New German Cinema.He maintained a frenetic pace in film-making...
's Chinese Roulette (1976). In 1972 she set up a production company named Raska for her film-directing debut Vivre Ensemble, in which she also acted and which was released in 1973. She wrote and acted in Last Song in 1987. She has since appeared in Haut, Bas, Fragile (1995) by Jacques Rivette
Jacques Rivette
Jacques Rivette is a French film director. His most well known films include Celine and Julie Go Boating, La Belle Noiseuse and the cult film Out 1....
and sang in The Truth About Charlie
The Truth About Charlie
The Truth About Charlie is a 2002 remake of the 1963 film Charade. It is also an homage to François Truffaut's 1960 film Shoot the Piano Player complete with that film's star, Charles Aznavour, making two surreal appearances singing his song "Quand tu m'aimes" .The Truth About Charlie was produced,...
.
Theatre
Karina has also appeared on stage, in Rivette's adaptation of La Religieuse, Pour Lucrece, Toi et Tes Nuages, Françoise SaganFrançoise Sagan
Françoise Sagan – real name Françoise Quoirez – was a French playwright, novelist, and screenwriter. Hailed as "a charming little monster" by François Mauriac on the front page of Le Figaro, Sagan was known for works with strong romantic themes involving wealthy and disillusioned bourgeois...
's Il Fait Beau Jour et Nuit and Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman
Ernst Ingmar Bergman was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television. Described by Woody Allen as "probably the greatest film artist, all things considered, since the invention of the motion picture camera", he is recognized as one of the most accomplished and...
's Efter repetitionen.
Singing career
Karina has also maintained an important singing career. At the end of the 1960s, she scored a major hit with "Sous le soleil exactement" and "Roller Girl" by Serge GainsbourgSerge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg, born Lucien Ginsburg was a French singer-songwriter, actor and director. Gainsbourg's extremely varied musical style and individuality make him difficult to categorize...
. Both songs are taken from the TV musical comedy Anna (1967), by the film director Pierre Koralnik
Pierre Koralnik
Pierre Koralnik is a French film director and screenwriter. He directed the 1967 film Anna, which starred Anna Karina.-External links:...
, in which she sings seven songs alongside Gainsbourg and Jean-Claude Brialy
Jean-Claude Brialy
Jean-Claude Brialy – died 30 May 2007, Monthyon, Seine-et-Marne, France was a French actor, director, and socialite.-Biography:...
. She subsequently recorded an album, Une histoire d'amour, with Philippe Katerine
Philippe Katerine
Philippe Katerine is a French singer who began his career in 1991. Some of his popular singles include "Mon coeur balance", "Je vous emmerde" and "Louxor j'adore". Given that his songs are mainly in French, he hasn't gained much popularity outside of France...
, which was followed up by a concert tour. Karina has also made several appearances on television. In 2005 she released Chansons de films, a collection of songs sung in movies.
Karina wrote, directed and starred in Victoria, a musical road movie filmed in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
and Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean in 2007. A review by Richard Kuipers in Variety praised it as "a pleasant gambol through the backwoods of Quebec...Given plenty of room to work off each other, the members of this fine ensemble keep pic on track...Big plus is the music and heartfelt songs by Philippe Katerine".
Books
Karina has written four novels: Vivre ensemble (1973); Golden City (1983);On n'achète pas le soleil (1988); and Jusqu'au bout du hasard (1998).
Personal life
Karina and Godard married on 3 March 1961, during the shooting of A Woman Is a WomanA Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman is a 1961 French film directed by Jean-Luc Godard, featuring Anna Karina, Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean-Claude Brialy. It is a tribute to American musical comedy and associated with the French New Wave.-Plot:...
, and divorced in 1965. After Godard, she was married to scriptwriter-actor Pierre Fabre (1968–1973), actor-director Daniel Duval (1978–1981) and director Dennis Berry
Dennis Berry (director)
Dennis Berry is an American film director, actor and screenwriter.-Selected filmography:* La Collectionneuse * Promise at Dawn * Borsalino * The Big Delirium * Highlander: The Raven...
(1982–1994).
Filmography
- Pigen og skoene (1959)
- Petit jour (1960)
- Le petit soldat (1960)
- Une femme est une femmeA Woman Is a WomanA Woman Is a Woman is a 1961 French film directed by Jean-Luc Godard, featuring Anna Karina, Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean-Claude Brialy. It is a tribute to American musical comedy and associated with the French New Wave.-Plot:...
(1961) - Ce soir ou jamaisTonight or Never (1961 film)Tonight or Never is a 1961 French comedy film directed by Michel Deville and starring Anna Karina.-Cast:* Anna Karina - Valérie* Claude Rich - Laurent* Georges Descrières - Guillaume* Jacqueline Danno - Martine* Michel de Ré - Alex...
(1961) - Cléo from 5 to 7Cléo from 5 to 7Cléo from 5 to 7 is a 1962 Rive Gauche film by Agnès Varda. The story starts with a young singer, Florence "Cléo" Victoire, at 5PM June 21, as she waits until 7PM. The film is noted for its handling of several of the themes of existentialism, including discussions of mortality, the idea of...
(1962) - She'll Have to GoShe'll Have to GoShe'll Have to Go is a 1962 British comedy film directed by Robert Asher and starring Bob Monkhouse.-Cast:* Bob Monkhouse - Francis Oberon* Alfred Marks - Douglas Oberon...
(1962) - Le Soleil dans l'oeilSun in Your EyesSun in Your Eyes is a 1962 French romance film directed by Jacques Bourdon and starring Anna Karina.-Cast:* Anna Karina - Dagmar* Georges Descrières - Denis* Jacques Perrin - Frédéric* Nadine Alari* Charles Blavette* Jean-Luc Godard* Jean Rochefort...
(1962) - Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux (1962)
- Les Quatre véritésThree Fables of LoveThree Fables of Love is a 1962 French-Italian-Spanish comedy film starring Anna Karina. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Manuel Alexandre* Ángel Álvarez...
(1962) - ShéhérazadeShéhérazade (film)Shéhérazade is a 1963 French adventure film directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit and starring Anna Karina.-Cast:* Anna Karina - Shéhérazade* Gérard Barray - Renaud de Villecroix* Antonio Vilar - Haroun-al-Raschid* Giuliano Gemma - Didier...
(1963) - Dragées au poivreSweet and Sour (film)Sweet and Sour is a 1963 French-Italian comedy film directed by Jacques Baratier and starring Guy Bedos.-Cast:* Jean Babilée - Oscar* Guy Bedos - Gerard* Jean-Paul Belmondo - Raymond* Claude Brasseur - Plumber* Françoise Brion - Striptease Girl...
(1963) - Le Voleur de TibidaboThe Thief of TibidaboThe Thief of Tibidabo is a 1964 Spanish-French crime-comedy film directed by Maurice Ronet and starring Anna Karina.-Cast:* Luis Ciges* Enrique Herreros* Anna Karina* José Nieto* Jesús Puche* Maurice Ronet* Amparo Soler Leal* Salvador Soler Marí...
(1964) - Bande à part (1964)
- La RondeLa Ronde (1964 film)La Ronde is a 1964 film directed by Roger Vadim and based on Arthur Schnitzler's 1897 play of the same name.-Cast:* Jean-Claude Brialy - Alfred / Der 'Junge Herr'...
(1964) - De l'amourAll About LovingAll About Loving is a 1964 French comedy film directed by Jean Aurel and starring Anna Karina.-Cast:* Anna Karina - Hélène* Elsa Martinelli - Mathilde* Michel Piccoli - Raoul* Jean Sorel - Antoine* Philippe Avron - Serge* Joanna Shimkus - Sophie...
(1964) - Alphaville (1965)
- Un mari à un prix fixeUn mari à un prix fixeUn mari à un prix fixe is a 1965 French film directed by Claude de Givray and starring Anna Karina.-Cast:* Anna Karina - Béatrice Reinhoff* Roger Hanin - Romain de Brétigny* Gabrielle Dorziat - Mme Reinhoff, mère* Hubert Noël - Norbert Besson...
(1965) - Le SoldatesseThe Camp FollowersThe Camp Followers , is a 1965 Italian World War II film directed by Valerio Zurlini and starring Anna Karina. The film is about a Lieutenant and his men who are assigned to lead a group of prostitutes through the mountainous ways to serve in brothels for Italian soldiers in Albania.-Cast:*Anna...
(1965) - Pierrot le fouPierrot le fouPierrot le fou is a 1965 French film directed by Jean-Luc Godard, starring Anna Karina and Jean-Paul Belmondo. The film is based on Obsession, a novel by Lionel White. It was Jean-Luc Godard's tenth feature film, released between Alphaville and Masculin, féminin...
(1965) - La ReligieuseThe Nun (film)The Nun is a 1966 French drama film directed by Jacques Rivette and based on the novel of the same title by Denis Diderot.-Plot Summary:...
(1966) - Made in U.S.A.Made in U.S.A. (film)Made in U.S.A is a 1966 French film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. Greatly inspired by the Howard Hawks film The Big Sleep and unofficially based on the novel The Jugger, by Richard Stark , it stars Anna Karina, Jean-Pierre Léaud, László Szabó and Yves Afonso...
(1966) - AnnaAnna (1967 film)Anna is a 1967 French musical-comedy film directed by Pierre Koralnik and starring Anna Karina.-Cast:* Anna Karina - Anna* Jean-Claude Brialy - Serge Anna is a 1967 French musical-comedy film directed by Pierre Koralnik and starring Anna Karina.-Cast:* Anna Karina - Anna* Jean-Claude Brialy - Serge...
(1967) - Zärtliche HaieZärtliche HaieZärtliche Haie is a 1967 German-French thriller film directed by Michel Deville and starring Anna Karina.-Cast:* Anna Karina - Elena / Costa* Mario Adorf - Spion SB 3* Gérard Barray - Gregory* Fritz Tillmann - Admiral* Scilla Gabel - Zeezee...
(1967) - Le Plus vieux métier du mondeThe Oldest Profession (film)The Oldest Profession is a 1967 French comedy film. It was directed by six different film directors, each one doing a segment on prostitution through the ages.-Cast:Prehistoric Era * Michèle Mercier – Brit...
(1967) - LamielLamielLamiel is a 1967 French drama film. It was directed by Jean Aurel and stars Anna Karina, Michel Bouquet, and Jean-Claude Brialy.The film is based on Stendhal's unfinished last novel, Lamiel...
(1967) - Lo StranieroThe Stranger (1967 film)The Stranger is a 1967 film by Italian film director Luchino Visconti, based on Albert Camus' novel L'Étranger, with Marcello Mastroianni.-Cast:* Marcello Mastroianni - Arthur Meursault* Anna Karina - Marie Cardona* Bernard Blier - Defense Counsel...
(1967) - The MagusThe Magus (film)The Magus is a 1968 film British mystery film directed by Guy Green. The screenplay was written by John Fowles, based on his novel of the same name. It starred Michael Caine, Anthony Quinn, Candice Bergen and Anna Karina...
(1968) - Before Winter ComesBefore Winter ComesBefore Winter Comes is a 1969 British film directed by J. Lee Thompson from a screenplay by Andrew Sinclair.-Plot:Before Winter Comes takes place in the immediate aftermath of World War II. British Major Giles Burnside is assigned to an Austrian refugee camp, his mission is to send the groups of...
(1969) - Michael Kohlhaas - Der RebellMan on HorsebackMan on Horseback is a 1969 German drama film directed by Volker Schlöndorff based on a novel by Heinrich Von Kleist. It was entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* David Warner - Michael Kohlhaas* Anna Karina - Elisabeth Kohlhaas...
(1969) - Laughter in the DarkLaughter in the Dark (film)Laughter in the Dark is a 1969 French-British drama film directed by Tony Richardson and starring Nicol Williamson and Anna Karina. It is based on the novel of the same name. Nicol Williamson was brought in as a very late replacement for Richard Burton, who had already shot several scenes...
(1969) - JustineJustine (1969 film)Justine is a drama film directed by George Cukor and Joseph Strick. It was written by Lawrence B. Marcus and Andrew Sarris, based on the 1957 novel Justine by Lawrence Durrell.-Plot:...
(1969) - Le Temps de mourirThe Time to DieThe Time to Die is a 1970 French crime film directed by André Farwagi and starring Anna Karina. It was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Anna Karina - La jeune fille* Bruno Cremer - Max Topfer...
(1970) - L'Alliance (1971)
- Rendez-vous à BrayRendezvous at BrayRendezvous at Bray is a 1971 French-Belgian drama film directed by André Delvaux and starring Anna Karina. It was entered into the 21st Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Anna Karina - Elle * Mathieu Carrière - Julien Eschenbach...
(1971) - CarlosCarlos (film)Carlos is a 1971 German Western film directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer and starring Gottfried John.-Cast:* Bernhard Wicki - Philipp* Gottfried John - Carlos* Anna Karina - Clara* Geraldine Chaplin - Lisa* Horst Frank - Ligo* Thomas Hunter - Pedro...
(1971) - The Salzburg ConnectionThe Salzburg ConnectionThe Salzburg Connection is a 1972 American thriller film directed by Lee H. Katzin, starring Barry Newman and Anna Karina.-Cast:* Barry Newman - Bill Mathison* Anna Karina - Anna Bryant* Klaus Maria Brandauer - Johann Kronsteiner...
(1972) - Pane e cioccolataBread and ChocolateBread and Chocolate is a 1974 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Franco Brusati. This film chronicles the misadventures of an Italian immigrant to Switzerland and is representative of the commedia all'italiana film genre.-Plot:...
(1973) - Vivre ensembleVivre ensembleVivre ensemble is a 1973 French drama film written, directed by and starring Anna Karina. It was Karina's directorial debut.-Cast:* Bob Asklöf* Jean Aurel* Lynn Berkley - Johnny* Viviane Blassel* Danny Brown* Gilles Exbrayat* Philippe Exbrayat...
(1973) - L'Invenzione di MorelMorel's Invention (film)Morel's Invention is a 1974 Italian science fiction film directed by Emidio Greco and starring Anna Karina. It is based on the novel The Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares.-Cast:* Anna Karina* Giulio Brogi - The Castaway...
(1974) - L'Assassin musicienThe Musician KillerThe Musician Killer is a 1976 French drama film directed by Benoît Jacquot and starring Anna Karina.-Cast:* Anna Karina - Louise* Joël Bion - Gilles* Hélène Coulomb - Anne* Gunars Larsens - Storm* Philippe March - Le directeur...
(1975) - Les Oeufs brouillésScrambled Eggs (film)Scrambled Eggs is a 1976 French comedy film directed by Joël Santoni and starring Jean Carmet.-Cast:* Jean Carmet - Marcel Dutilleul* Jean-Claude Brialy - Brumaire* Anna Karina - Clara Dutilleul* Michael Lonsdale - Le Président de la République...
(1976) - Le voyage à l'étranger (1976)
- La vie en pièces (1976)
- Chinesisches RouletteChinese RouletteChinese Roulette is a 1976 German film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. It stars Margit Carstensen, Ulli Lommel and Anna Karina. The film, a bleak psychological drama, centers on a truth guessing game, which gives the film its title...
(1976) - Ausgerechnet Bananen (1978)
- Chaussette surpriseSurprise SockSurprise Sock is a 1978 French comedy film directed by Jean-François Davy and starring Anna Karina.-Cast:* Bernadette Lafont – Bernadette* Anna Karina – Nathalie* Christine Pascal – Juliette* Michel Galabru – L'obsédé de la télévision...
(1978) - Olyan mint otthonJust Like HomeJust Like Home is a 1978 Hungarian drama film directed by Márta Mészáros and starring Anna Karina.-Cast:* Zsuzsa Czinkóczi - Zsuzsi* Jan Nowicki - Novák András* Anna Karina - Anna* Ildikó Pécsi - Zsuzsi anyja* Kornélia Sallay - András anyja...
(1978) - L'éblouissement (1979)
- Historien om en moderThe Story of a Mother (film)The Story of a Mother is a 1979 Danish drama film directed by Claus Weeke and starring Anna Karina. It is an adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen short story of the same name.-Cast:* Anna Karina - Christine Olsen* Gustaf Hagström - Barnet...
(1979) - Charlotte, dis à ta mère que je l'aime (1980)
- Also es war so... (1980)
- Chambre 17 (1981)
- Regina Roma (1982)
- L'Ami de Vincent (1983)
- Ave MariaAve Maria (1984 film)Ave Maria is a 1984 French drama film directed by Jacques Richard, who co-wrote screenplay with Paul Gégauff.-Primary cast:*Anna Karina - Berthe Granjeux*Féodor Atkine - Adolphe Eloi*Isabelle Pasco - Ursula*Pascale Ogier - Angélique...
(1984) - Treasure IslandTreasure Island (1985 film)Treasure Island is a 1985 Chilean-French adventure film directed by Raúl Ruiz. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Melvil Poupaud - Jim Hawkins* Martin Landau - Old Captain...
(1985) - Blockhaus USA (1986)
- La dame des dunes (1986)
- Last Song (1987)
- Dernier été à Tanger (1987)
- Cayenne Palace (1987)
- L'oeuvre au noirThe Abyss (1988 film)The Abyss is a 1988 drama film directed by André Delvaux. It was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. It is based on the novel of the same name by Marguerite Yourcenar.-Cast:* Gian Maria Volonté – Zénon* Sami Frey – Prieur des Cordeliers...
(1988) - Moravagine (1989)
- Manden der ville være skyldig (1990)
- Haut bas fragileUp, Down, Fragile-Cast:* Marianne Denicourt - Louise* Nathalie Richard - Ninon* Laurence Côte - Ida* André Marcon - Roland* Bruno Todeschini - Lucien* Wilfred Benaïche - Alfredo* Marcel Bozonnet - Man in the stairway* Philippe Dormoy - Le complice de Ninon...
(1995) - Nom de code: Sacha (2001)
- The Truth About CharlieThe Truth About CharlieThe Truth About Charlie is a 2002 remake of the 1963 film Charade. It is also an homage to François Truffaut's 1960 film Shoot the Piano Player complete with that film's star, Charles Aznavour, making two surreal appearances singing his song "Quand tu m'aimes" .The Truth About Charlie was produced,...
(2002) - Moi César, 10 ans 1/2, 1m39 (2003)
- VictoriaVictoria (2008 film)Victoria is a 2008 French-Canadian road movie directed by and starring Anna Karina.-Cast:* Anna Karina* Jean-François Moran* Louis Woodson* Emmanuel Reichenbach* Sylvie de Morais-Nogueira* Sophie Desmarais...
(2008)
External links
- Anna Karina at Yahoo! MoviesYahoo! MoviesYahoo! Movies , provided by the Yahoo! network, is home to a large collection of information on movies, past and new releases, trailers and clips, box office information, and showtimes and movie theater information. Yahoo! Movies also includes red carpet photos, actor galleries, and production...
- Anna Karina biography on newwavefilm.com
- Anna Karina fan site