DANISH ANNA KARINA..ICON OF FRENCH NEW WAVE!

Today is 1st death anniversary of legendary beautiful Danish actress-singer of 'French New Wave...Anna Karina!

     Anna Karina in film 'A Woman Is a Woman' (1961).

Born Hanne Karin Bayer started modelling at teenage in Paris. There French New Wave film - maker Jean-Luc Godard noticed her. Impressed by her beauty, he asked her to act in his film and she played the main role of dancer in his 'A Woman Is a Woman' (1961). This musical was his first colour & cinemascope film! For this film she won 'Silver Bear' Award in 'Berlin Film Festival'.

Then this Anna Karina became Godard's muse and repeatedly acted in his successful films. In these includes 'My Life to Live' (1962), 'The Little - Soldier' (1963), 'Alfaville' (1964) & 'Pierrot le Fou' (1965). She also worked with other filmmakers of French New Wave like Agnes Varda & Jacques Rivette.

    Pretty Anna Karina with filmmaker Jean-LucGodard!

In 1973, Anna Karina became.. writer-producer-director with her starrer film 'Vivre ensemble'. This got admiration in 'Cannes Film - Festival'. She also performed as Singer. And wrote novels!

French-Canadian 'Victoria' (2008) was Anna Karina's last film which she wrote & directed.

Homager to her!!

- Manoj Kulkarni