Nana (Anna Karina) needs two thousand francs. After asking her ex-boyfriend then her workmates a friend introduces her to Raoul who offers her a way to work for the money. In pursuit of fame and fortune she leaves her family to become an actress but instead descends into the world of prostitution on the chic streets of 1960s Paris. Told in twelve episodes it shocked audienced at its 1962 premiere and was instantly recognised as one of the definitive films of the French New Wave. A highly-structured combination of documentary techniques and gangster noir Vivre Sa Vie (My Life to Live) is one of Godard's most complex and critically-acclaimed films.