2 or 3 Things I Know About Her

2 or 3 Things I Know About Her

GODARD ON PROSTITUTION IN MODERN LIFE

NR 1967 · 87 min · ★ 6.2 · Comedy, Drama

As the city of Paris and the French people grow in consumer culture, a housewife living in a high-rise apartment with her husband and two children takes to prostitution to help pay the bills.

Directed by Jean-Luc Godard · Written by Jean-Luc Godard

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Marina Vlady Juliette Jeanson
Jean-Luc Godard Narrator (voice)
Anny Duperey Marianne
Roger Montsoret Robert Jeanson
Raoul Lévy John Bogus, the American
Jean Narboni Roger
Yves Beneyton Young Man
Juliet Berto Girl Talking to Robert
Helena Bielicic Girl in Bath
Christophe Bourseiller Christophe Jeanson
Marie Bourseiller Solange Jeanson
Marie Cardinal

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