A Woman is a Woman

A Woman Is a Woman is a sly, playful tribute to and cross examination of the American musical comedy, showcasing Godard's signature sense of humor and intellectual intelligence. The film tells the story of exotic dancer Angela (Anna Karina) as she attempts to have a child with her unwilling lover Emile (Jean-Claude Brialy). In the process, she finds herself torn between him and his best friend Alfred (Jean-Paul Belmondo).
In my experience this is love or the closest thing humans can get to love. They love each other deeply, but can't stand each other. This is typical in most cases where a woman wants to settle down after the experience of running the streets and living the “viva loco” life. The man is not ready to necessarily settle down especially in this case because I’m thinking most men wouldn’t want to settle down with an exotic dancer. Furthermore, a lot of men think they couldn’t get an exotic dancer to settle down because they are used to different men every night. The perception of a stripper is that of one who won’t settle down and has different men in their life on a regular basis. I feel that at some point an exotic dancer will want to slow down and have a family. As we see in the film that though Angela is in love with Emile she has a crush on his best friend Alfred. Alfred is smooth and romantic where as Emile is kind of a nerd. This film is creative and has been mocked by many other producers’ over time with a similar storyline.