Anna Karina

Anna Karina (1940–2019) was a Danish-French actress, singer, and filmmaker associated with the French New Wave. Her performances in several films by Jean-Luc Godard made her an emblematic screen presence of the movement.

Vivre sa vie: A 1962 Jean-Luc Godard film following Nana, a Parisian woman who becomes a prostitute. Karina’s performance as Nana is among her most celebrated roles.
Jean-Luc Godard: A French-Swiss film director and critic central to the French New Wave. He directed Karina in seven feature films and shaped her best-known screen work.
Anna (1967 film): A French television musical directed by Pierre Koralnik, starring Anna Karina and featuring songs by Serge Gainsbourg. Karina leads this musical, which brings her singing and screen persona together.
French New Wave: A movement in French cinema of the late 1950s and 1960s known for formal experimentation and location shooting. Karina’s Godard films became part of the movement’s enduring visual and cultural identity.
Jean Seberg: An American actress who became an icon of the French New Wave through Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless. Seberg’s collaboration with Godard offers a useful counterpart to Karina’s later partnership with him.
Bande à part: A 1964 Jean-Luc Godard crime film about two young men and a woman who plan a robbery. Karina plays Odile, whose dance scene became an enduring image of the film.
Jacques Rivette: A French film director and critic associated with the French New Wave. He directed Karina in The Nun, a major role outside her work with Godard.
Anna Karina (album): A 1967 album of songs performed by Anna Karina, with music and lyrics by Serge Gainsbourg. The album documents her work as a singer beyond film performances.
Godardian film grammar: A set of cinematic techniques associated with Jean-Luc Godard, including jump cuts, direct address, and disrupted continuity. Karina’s performances helped give Godard’s experiments a memorable human presence.
Brigitte Bardot: A French actress and singer who became an international film and fashion star in the 1950s and 1960s. Bardot’s star image contrasts with Karina’s association with New Wave experimentation.

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