Anna Karina

Acting

Anna Karina

Born September 22, 1940 · Solbjerg, Denmark

Died December 14, 2019 · aged 79

Anna Karina  (22 September 1940 - 14 December 2019) was a Danish film actress, director, and screenwriter who spent most of her working life in France. Karina was 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) and Vivre sa vie (1962). With A Woman Is a W…

Known For

Cléo from 5 to 7Cléo from 5 to 7 · 1962
Cléo from 5 to 7
7.71962
MovieDrama
Agnès Varda eloquently captures Paris in the sixties with this real-time portrait of a singer set adrift in the city as she awaits test results of a biopsy. A chronicle of the minutes of one woman’s life, Cléo from 5 to 7 is a spirited mix of vivid vérité and melodrama, featuring a score by Michel Legrand and cameos by Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina.
Pierrot le FouPierrot le Fou · 1965
Pierrot le Fou
7.31965
MovieDramaRomance
Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.
Tender SharksTender Sharks · 1967
Tender Sharks
9.01967
MovieActionComedy
While an admiral's son is hunted by secret agents, his sister plays his part on a warship.
Sun in Your EyesSun in Your Eyes · 1962
Sun in Your Eyes
6.51962
MovieDramaRomance
A love triangle between 23-year-old Emma (Anna Karina), her older boyfriend (Georges Descrières) and the younger man (Jacques Perrin) she meets while on vacation by herself.
ChloéChloé · 1996
Chloé
5.61996
MovieRomanceDrama
After a violent dispute with her mother, sixteen-years old Chloé ends up in the streets with nowhere to go. Then she finds Jean-Michel, a charming young man who will lead her to prostitution.
Band of OutsidersBand of Outsiders · 1964
Band of Outsiders
7.51964
MovieCrimeDrama
Cinephile slackers Franz and Arthur spend their days mimicking the antiheroes of Hollywood noirs and Westerns while pursuing the lovely Odile. The misfit trio upends convention at every turn, be it through choreographed dances in cafés or frolicsome romps through the Louvre. Eventually, their romantic view of outlaws pushes them to plan their own heist, but their inexperience may send them out in a blaze of glory -- which could be just what they want.
Vivre Sa VieVivre Sa Vie · 1962
Vivre Sa Vie
7.71962
MovieDrama
Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.
Ave MariaAve Maria · 1984
Ave Maria
5.21984
MovieDrama
Naive villagers find themselves duped by a pair of con artists who sweep into town proclaiming themselves "Holy Father" and "Holy Mother." Soon the pair of cons are making out like the bandits that they are, as the villagers hand over their money and their lands.

Movies

Cléo from 5 to 7Cléo from 5 to 7 · 1962
Cléo from 5 to 7
7.71962
MovieDrama
Agnès Varda eloquently captures Paris in the sixties with this real-time portrait of a singer set adrift in the city as she awaits test results of a biopsy. A chronicle of the minutes of one woman’s life, Cléo from 5 to 7 is a spirited mix of vivid vérité and melodrama, featuring a score by Michel Legrand and cameos by Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina.
Pierrot le FouPierrot le Fou · 1965
Pierrot le Fou
7.31965
MovieDramaRomance
Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.
Tender SharksTender Sharks · 1967
Tender Sharks
9.01967
MovieActionComedy
While an admiral's son is hunted by secret agents, his sister plays his part on a warship.
Sun in Your EyesSun in Your Eyes · 1962
Sun in Your Eyes
6.51962
MovieDramaRomance
A love triangle between 23-year-old Emma (Anna Karina), her older boyfriend (Georges Descrières) and the younger man (Jacques Perrin) she meets while on vacation by herself.
ChloéChloé · 1996
Chloé
5.61996
MovieRomanceDrama
After a violent dispute with her mother, sixteen-years old Chloé ends up in the streets with nowhere to go. Then she finds Jean-Michel, a charming young man who will lead her to prostitution.
Band of OutsidersBand of Outsiders · 1964
Band of Outsiders
7.51964
MovieCrimeDrama
Cinephile slackers Franz and Arthur spend their days mimicking the antiheroes of Hollywood noirs and Westerns while pursuing the lovely Odile. The misfit trio upends convention at every turn, be it through choreographed dances in cafés or frolicsome romps through the Louvre. Eventually, their romantic view of outlaws pushes them to plan their own heist, but their inexperience may send them out in a blaze of glory -- which could be just what they want.
Vivre Sa VieVivre Sa Vie · 1962
Vivre Sa Vie
7.71962
MovieDrama
Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.
Ave MariaAve Maria · 1984
Ave Maria
5.21984
MovieDrama
Naive villagers find themselves duped by a pair of con artists who sweep into town proclaiming themselves "Holy Father" and "Holy Mother." Soon the pair of cons are making out like the bandits that they are, as the villagers hand over their money and their lands.
French BeautyFrench Beauty · 2005
French Beauty
10.02005
MovieDocumentary
A story about the riddle of femininity in French cinema.
ScheherazadeScheherazade · 1963
Scheherazade
7.51963
MovieDramaAdventure
Sheherazade is promised to a powerful Sultan as a gift in exchange for free passage to the Holy Land. When the Sultan's underling saves her from certain death, she falls madly in love with her hero.
AlphavilleAlphaville · 1965
Alphaville
6.91965
MovieDramaScience Fiction
Lemmy Caution is on a mission to eliminate Professor Von Braun, the creator of a malevolent computer that rules the city of Alphaville. Befriended by the scientist’s daughter Natasha, Lemmy must unravel the mysteries of the strictly logical Alpha 60 and teach Natasha the meaning of the word “love.”
Sang titreSang titre · 2025
Sang titre
2025
Movie
A special version of ‘Dans le noir du temps’ for viewers in Ramallah and the Gaza Strip.
Regina RomaRegina Roma · 1982
Regina Roma
7.01982
MovieDrama
An aging couple search for peace and family harmony when their only son returns home after a long absence with his fiancee.
The Time to DieThe Time to Die · 1970
The Time to Die
4.61970
MovieCrimeScience Fiction
The movie starts with a mysterious girl riding her horse into a tree. Then she's rescued by millionaire Max Topfer, who is startled to discover in her possession a video showing him being shot by a man he doesn’t know. Both the girl, who has total amnesia, and the tape appear to have come from the future. With the aid of bodyguard Helmut, Max Topfer tries to find out why a total stranger is apparently going to kill him on camera.
The Lovely Month of MayThe Lovely Month of May · 1963
The Lovely Month of May
8.01963
MovieDocumentary
Candid interviews of ordinary people on the meaning of happiness, an often amorphous and inarticulable notion that evokes more basic and fundamentally egalitarian ideals of self-betterment, prosperity, tolerance, economic opportunity, and freedom.
The Four TruthsThe Four Truths · 1962
The Four Truths
4.21962
MovieComedyDrama
"Les quatre vérités" aka "The Four Truths" is a movie anthology that consists of four segments, all loosely parodying fables from the 17th-century French poet Jean de la Fontaine. The US cut usually features only 3 segments.
The Truth About CharlieThe Truth About Charlie · 2002
The Truth About Charlie
4.92002
MovieThrillerMystery
Regina meets charming Joshua while vacationing in Martinique, as she contemplates ending her whirlwind marriage to enigmatic Charlie. Upon her return to Paris, she finds that both her apartment and her bank account have been emptied, and her husband has been murdered. Stuck in ever-increasing danger and with four men pursuing her, another stranger offers assistance - but who can she trust?
Just Like at HomeJust Like at Home · 1978
Just Like at Home
4.71978
MovieDramaComedy
On his return from America, András simply cannot find his place: he has lost his wife, friends and job, and he cannot even find his way back to his former great love. Eventually, as a surrogate father, he takes in a wild young girl (Zsuzsa Czinkóczi) and a particularly strong bond is formed between these two rootless people. Márta Mészáros’s remarkable movie starring Jan Nowicki and Anna Karina is about displacement, loneliness and attachment.
Michael Kohlhaas - The RebelMichael Kohlhaas - The Rebel · 1969
Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel
6.21969
MovieDrama
In medieval times, a horse merchant is forced by a noble to leave part of his stock as payment for crossing his land. Upon returning, he finds his horses near death, and when the noble refuses to compensate him, the merchant fights unsuccessfully against the injustice.
Living TogetherLiving Together · 1973
Living Together
5.41973
MovieDrama
A stodgy, married schoolteacher has a chance encounter with a free spirited young woman who loosens him up and introduces him to a hippie lifestyle.
To Each His Own CinemaTo Each His Own Cinema · 2007
To Each His Own Cinema
6.52007
MovieComedyDrama
Commissioned to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, "To Each His Own Cinema" brought together 33 of the world's pre-eminent filmmakers to produce short pieces exploring the multifarious facets of cinema and their perspective on the state of their chosen artform in the early 21st century.
LamielLamiel · 1967
Lamiel
5.21967
MovieDramaComedy
Lamiel is a poor orphan girl who climbs to the social elite in this 19th-century costume drama. Sansfin, provincial doctor, lives vicariously through her, as he oversees the progress of his female protégé. Defiant and rebellious, Lamiel goes to Paris to escape boredom and to know love.
The StrangerThe Stranger · 1967
The Stranger
6.81967
MovieDrama
Meursault is a man who feels utterly isolated from everyone and everything around him. This alienation results in sudden, inexplicable bursts of violence, culminating in murder.
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e MisturasProust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas · 2026
Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas
2026
MovieDocumentary
"Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas" (2026) is a Brazilian experimental documentary and film essay directed by Carlos Adriano. The film, which explores the impossibility of filming Marcel Proust's "In Search of Time That Flew", is presented as a collage of archival images and theories.

TV Shows

Sacrée soiréeSacrée soirée · 1987
Sacrée soirée
5.71987
Series
Z-CarsZ-Cars · 1962
Z-Cars
7.31962
SeriesDrama
Z-Cars or Z Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby, Merseyside. Produced by the BBC, it debuted in January 1962 and ran until September 1978.
Les Rendez-vous du dimancheLes Rendez-vous du dimanche · 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
6.01975
Series
A talk show presented by Michel Drucker
Champs-ElyséesChamps-Elysées · 1982
Champs-Elysées
6.81982
Series
Midi trenteMidi trente · 1972
Midi trente
6.01972
Series
DiscoramaDiscorama · 1959
Discorama
8.01959
Series
CinépanoramaCinépanorama · 1956
Cinépanorama
8.71956
SeriesDocumentaryFamily
Madame le JugeMadame le Juge · 1978
Madame le Juge
8.81978
SeriesMystery
Ciné regardsCiné regards · 1978
Ciné regards
1978
SeriesDocumentary