

Anna Karina, Vivre ensemble, 1972
allmovie.com: "The stodgy life that schoolteacher Alain led before he met Julie was all that kept him together. When they become lovers, she induces him to loosen up and introduces him to her drug-taking, hippie friends. At first he cannot get along with them, but eventually he loses his job and gives himself over to drugs and drink. She tries increasingly frantically to keep him with her, but he finally walks out on her. By that time, they have had a baby."
How much better the late great Anna Karina's only venture into directing would have been if she'd secured the services of a decent male actor instead of the decidedly dull Michel Lancelot is a question worth pondering. Karina is a fragile creature, and above that famous smile are those melancholy eyes - but without a solid actor to play off (and what happens to Alain is more important in the movie than what happens to her), frustration sets in. But anyway, a great period piece, now waiting for some decent subs to show up. Meanwhile, RIP once again.