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Anna Karina

Date of birth: 1940-09-22

Place of birth: Solbjerg, Denmark

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Hanne Karin Bayer, Hanne Karine Bayer, 안나 카리나, Hanne Blarke, Karina, 아나 카리나, Анна Карина, アンナ・カリーナ, آنا کارینا

Anna Karina

Biography

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 Woman, Karina won the Best Actress award at the Berlin Film Festival. In 1972, Karina set up a production company for Vivre ensemble (1973), her directorial debut, which screened in the Critics' Week lineup at the 26th Cannes Film Festival. She also directed the French-Canadian film Victoria (2008). In addition to her work in cinema, she worked as a singer and wrote several novels.

Movie Credits

Vivre Sa Vie
3.9

Vivre Sa Vie

1962-09-20

Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.

Pierrot le Fou
3.7

Pierrot le Fou

1965-11-05

Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a

Appointment in Bray
2.3

Appointment in Bray

1971-12-22

In 1917, the First World War is raging. Julien is from Luxemburg, so instead of having to go to war

A Woman Is a Woman
3.7

A Woman Is a Woman

1961-09-06

Longing for a baby, a stripper pursues another man in order to make her boyfriend jealous.

Alphaville
3.5

Alphaville

1965-05-05

Lemmy Caution is on a mission to eliminate Professor Von Braun, the creator of a malevolent computer

Band of Outsiders
3.8

Band of Outsiders

1964-08-05

Cinephile slackers Franz and Arthur spend their days mimicking the antiheroes of Hollywood noirs and

The Magus
2.8

The Magus

1968-12-10

A teacher on a Greek island becomes involved in bizarre mind-games with the island's magus (magician

Tender Sharks
0

Tender Sharks

1967-03-10

While an admiral's son is hunted by secret agents, his sister plays his part on a warship.

A Friend of Vincent
3

A Friend of Vincent

1983-09-28

Vincent is the victim of an assassination attempt carried out by a young woman who wants to avenge h

Chinese Roulette
3.6

Chinese Roulette

1977-02-23

A husband and wife lie to each other about their weekend travel plans, only to both show up at the f

Made in U.S.A
3

Made in U.S.A

1967-01-27

Paula Nelson goes to Atlantic City to meet her lover, Richard Politzer, but finds him dead and deci

Justine
2

Justine

1969-08-06

In Alexandria, in 1938, Darley, a young British schoolmaster and poet, makes friends through Pursewa

The Nun
3.5

The Nun

1967-07-26

In eighteenth-century France, a girl is forced against her will to take vows as a nun. Three mothers

Morel's Invention
3.1

Morel's Invention

1974-01-01

A castaway arrives on an island. He thinks it's uninhabited, but he sees a palace with also a hidden

Circle of Love
2.9

Circle of Love

1964-10-16

In a chain reaction of romantic adventures, various people play musical beds in a remake of Max Ophu

The Musician Killer
3.7

The Musician Killer

1976-03-17

A dedicated clarinetist receives a valuable violin and has a difficult time deciding what to do with

Anna
2.9

Anna

1967-01-13

Anna is working at a Parisian advertising agency. The director has fallen in love with a young woman

Godard Cinema
3.2

Godard Cinema

2023-06-05

Jean-Luc Godard is synonymous with cinema. With the release of Breathless in 1960, he established hi

Tonight or Never
2.5

Tonight or Never

1961-09-29

A theatrical director's relationship with his aspiring actress girlfriend begins to unravel when she

Le petit soldat
3.5

Le petit soldat

1963-01-25

Despite his lack of political convictions, photojournalist Bruno Forestier is roped into a paramilit

The Camp Followers
3.4

The Camp Followers

1965-07-17

In WWII, Lieut. Martino and his men are assigned to lead a group of prostitutes through the mountain

Bread and Chocolate
3.6

Bread and Chocolate

1974-05-05

An Italian immigrant tries to make a new life in Switzerland, taking on a series of increasingly men

Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
1.6

Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave

1992-06-18

An intimate window into one of the great movements in film history that brought about an evolution i

Fiancés on the Bridge
3.3

Fiancés on the Bridge

1961-01-01

A subtitle warns, "beware of dark sunglasses." Anna and her lover, whose looks in bowler and bow tie

Sem Título #8: Vai Sobreviver
0

Sem Título #8: Vai Sobreviver

2022-04-01

A tribute to Anna Karina (1940-2019).

Last Song
0

Last Song

1987-01-14

Rock star Billy Jackson is found dead with a bullet in his head, a death classified as suicide. His

The Four Truths
2.1

The Four Truths

1962-12-21

"Les quatre vérités" aka "The Four Truths" is a movie anthology that consists of four segments, all

Before Winter Comes
3

Before Winter Comes

1969-01-17

Drama/Comedy set in a refugee camp in occupied Austria after World War II. A shrewd multi-lingual in

Scheherazade
3.8

Scheherazade

1963-05-10

Sheherazade is promised to a powerful Sultan as a gift in exchange for free passage to the Holy Land

Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel
2.9

Michael Kohlhaas - The Rebel

1969-04-11

In medieval times, a horse merchant is forced by a noble to leave part of his stock as payment for c

All About Loving
2.3

All About Loving

1964-12-28

Serge follows Hélène in the crowded streets of Paris and manages to seduce her. Werther takes Sophie

Regina Roma
0

Regina Roma

1982-01-01

An aging couple search for peace and family harmony when their only son returns home after a long ab

The Time to Die
2.2

The Time to Die

1970-07-08

The movie starts with a mysterious girl riding her horse into a tree. Then she's rescued by milliona

Chloé
2.8

Chloé

1996-06-11

After a violent dispute with her mother, sixteen-years old Chloé ends up in the streets with nowhere

Philippe R. Doumic - Sous son regard l'étincelle
0

Philippe R. Doumic - Sous son regard l'étincelle

2019-08-20

The Wedding Ring
2.9

The Wedding Ring

1971-01-15

A vet tries to create his own Garden of Eden

La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
3

La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même

1964-05-19

Made for Cinéastes de notre temps series. In 1964, several French New Wave auteurs discuss the succe

Quantum Cowboys
4.5

Quantum Cowboys

2023-10-14

Two hapless drifters, Frank and Bruno, team up with Linde to recover her land and trek across 1870's

L'Âge d'or de la pub
3.3

L'Âge d'or de la pub

2023-06-02

55 years ago, on October 1 1968, the first brand advertising spot appeared on the French television

Carlos
0

Carlos

1971-11-20

In the Southwest of 1915 Carlos backs an intended uprising of the common countymen against his fathe

The Oldest Profession
2.5

The Oldest Profession

1967-04-07

A collection of sketches that tells the story of prostitution through the ages.

Anna and the Jellyfish
3.5

Anna and the Jellyfish

2020-09-30

A short film by Joel Nguyen, made for his mother. Influenced from Agnès Varda

Surprise Sock
2

Surprise Sock

1978-06-14

Following a car accident, four men find themselves in the hospital, where they sow discord. Meanwhil

Ave Maria
2.4

Ave Maria

1984-10-31

Naive villagers find themselves duped by a pair of con artists who sweep into town proclaiming thems

Treasure Island
3.1

Treasure Island

1986-01-01

Jim is a small child who lives in an inn run by his parents. The arrival of a strange captain to the

A Propos D'Un Crime
5

A Propos D'Un Crime

1967-01-01

In 1967, Visconti came to Algiers for the filming of The Stranger with Mastroianni and Anna Karina.

She'll Have to Go
2.6

She'll Have to Go

1962-03-31

When Francis and Douglas Oberon learn that their late grandmother has bequeathed the family fortune

Godard on TV: 1960-2000
0

Godard on TV: 1960-2000

1999-12-06

A compilation of the most spectacular TV moments thanks to the presence and evocation of Jean-Luc Go

In the Darkness of Time
3.8

In the Darkness of Time

2002-09-03

Conceived as a reflection on the theme of time at the turn of the millennium, "Dans le noir du temps

Up, Down, Fragile
3.5

Up, Down, Fragile

1995-04-12

A librarian, a gangster's ex-lover and a woman who has recovered from a coma spend an eye-opening su

Scrambled Eggs
2

Scrambled Eggs

1976-03-30

Brumaire, the director of public relations at the Élysée, is trying to boost the rating of his gover

The Salzburg Connection
2.9

The Salzburg Connection

1972-08-30

An American lawyer on vacation in Europe is asked by a book publisher to stop by the Austrian town o

Husband for Sale
0.5

Husband for Sale

1965-07-26

Berenice, a wealthy, spoiled and temperamental girl, loves a winter sports buddy and wants to get ma

Manden der ville være skyldig
1

Manden der ville være skyldig

1990-09-07

In a future surveillance and treatment society where imaginative literature is censored, author Adam

The Stranger
3.4

The Stranger

1967-10-14

Meursault is a man who feels utterly isolated from everyone and everything around him. This alienati

Lamiel
2.4

Lamiel

1967-08-30

Lamiel is a poor orphan girl who climbs to the social elite in this 19th-century costume drama. Sans

Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. Dreyer
3.4

Cinéastes de notre temps : Carl Th. Dreyer

1965-04-08

Just Like at Home
2.4

Just Like at Home

1978-10-26

On his return from America, András simply cannot find his place: he has lost his wife, friends and j

Panorama: Jean-Paul Belmondo, 1965
0

Panorama: Jean-Paul Belmondo, 1965

1965-06-18

Actor Jean-Paul Belmondo is interviewed, along with actor Anna Karina and director Jean-Luc Godard,

Cayenne Palace
1.4

Cayenne Palace

1987-12-16

French Guiana has long been the site for some notorious prisons surrounded by dense jungle. In this

I, Cesar
2.8

I, Cesar

2003-04-09

Cesar is a young schoolboy living in Paris with his family. Their life is ordinary, but Cesar wants

Set Me Free
3

Set Me Free

1999-02-12

A coming-of-age tale centered on Hannah, a young girl who is living a troubled family life. Set in 1

The Abyss
2.7

The Abyss

1988-05-13

The Inquisition is in full swing in 16th century Flanders. Wanted for his dissident writings, the al

Victoria
0

Victoria

2008-07-16

Two struggling musicians, trying to get by performing their less-than-sterling drag show, find a mys

Living Together
2.6

Living Together

1973-05-03

A stodgy, married schoolteacher has a chance encounter with a free spirited young woman who loosens

Birth of a Nation
3.1

Birth of a Nation

1997-08-06

Jonas Mekas assembles 160 portraits, appearances, and fleeting sketches of underground and independe

Blockhaus USA
0

Blockhaus USA

1986-01-01

Jean-Luc and Catherine are chased by the police. They find refuge in a house in southern France. A p

Sweet and Sour
2.3

Sweet and Sour

1963-09-04

Gerard, a young man from a "good family" dreams of becoming an actor. To do this, he follows everywh

Petit Jour
0

Petit Jour

1962-01-01

Cléo from 5 to 7
3.9

Cléo from 5 to 7

1962-04-11

Agnès Varda eloquently captures Paris in the sixties with this real-time portrait of a singer set ad

Pigen og skoene
2

Pigen og skoene

1959-10-16

Anna Karina‘s film debut.

Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steak
2.8

Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steak

1951-11-20

On a snowy day in a Swiss village, Walter introduces Charlotte to Clara, hoping to spark jealousy. L

The Truth About Charlie
2.4

The Truth About Charlie

2002-10-25

Regina meets charming Joshua while vacationing in Martinique, as she contemplates ending her whirlwi

Lilos Lachen - Das erstaunliche Leben der Liselotte Pulver
4.5

Lilos Lachen - Das erstaunliche Leben der Liselotte Pulver

2019-10-06

A documentary on the occasion of Liselotte Pulver's 90th birthday.

Nom de code : Sacha
0.5

Nom de code : Sacha

2001-03-31

Anna Karina, Remember
0

Anna Karina, Remember

2020-06-13

Major actress of the New Wave, Anna Karina is bound to the great renewal of cinema in the 1960s. Her

The Lovely Month of May
4

The Lovely Month of May

1963-05-01

Candid interviews of ordinary people on the meaning of happiness, an often amorphous and inarticulab

The Thief of Tibadabo
0

The Thief of Tibadabo

1965-02-12

In this lighthearted crime comedy, Nicolas is a Barcelona ice cream vendor who inadvertently helps a

Sun in Your Eyes
3

Sun in Your Eyes

1962-06-22

A love triangle between 23-year-old Emma (Anna Karina), her older boyfriend (Georges Descrières) and

Ausgerechnet Bananen
2

Ausgerechnet Bananen

1978-06-07

A ringmaster, his son Max, and a monkey named Johnny are trying hard to make the business bring in m

Laughter in the Dark
2

Laughter in the Dark

1969-05-11

Swinging London in the 1960's. Deals with the affection of a middle-aged man for a very young woman,

To Each His Own Cinema
3.3

To Each His Own Cinema

2007-10-31

Commissioned to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, "To Each His Own Cinema" brou

Carl Th. Dreyer
3.4

Carl Th. Dreyer

1966-11-14

A documentary about the famous Danish film director Carl Th. Dreyer, made a few years before he died

Every Day Words Disappear
0

Every Day Words Disappear

2015-01-01

In 1515 Machiavelli stated that it is better for the Prince to be feared than loved. Some 500 years

Anticipation, or Love in the year 2000
0

Anticipation, or Love in the year 2000

1967-04-07

Godard's segment from the omnibus film "The Oldest Profession"

French Beauty
0

French Beauty

2005-06-01

A story about the riddle of femininity in French cinema.

Dark Galaxy
0

Dark Galaxy

1993-01-01

"They are combinations of fragments. There are no stories, it is possible to mount these fragments i

Sang titre
0

Sang titre

2025-07-25

A special version of ‘Dans le noir du temps’ for viewers in Ramallah and the Gaza Strip.