A Woman Is a Woman () is a 1961 experimental musical romantic comedy film written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard, and starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Anna Karina and Jean-Claude Brialy. A tribute to the American musical comedy and associated with the French New Wave, it is Godard's third feature film (the release of his second, Le petit soldat, was delayed by censorship), and his first in color and Cinemascope.
The film centers on the relationship of exotic dancer Angéla and her lover ÃÂmile. Angéla wants to have a child, but ÃÂmile is not ready. ÃÂmile's best friend Alfred also says he loves Angéla, and keeps up a gentle pursuit. Angéla and ÃÂmile bitterly argue about having a child; at one point they decide not to speak to each other, so continue their argument by pulling books from the shelf and pointing to the titles. Since ÃÂmile stubbornly refuses her request for a child, Angéla finally decides to accept Alfred's plea and sleeps with him. This proves that she will do what she must to have a child. She and ÃÂmile finally reconcile, so he has a chance to become the father. The two have sex, then engage in a bit of wordplay that gives the film its title: an exasperated ÃÂmile says "Angéla, tu es infâme" ("Angela, you are horrid"), and she retorts, "Non, je suis une femme" ("No, I am a woman").