"Vivre Sa Vie".  A picture by Jean-Luc Godard, made in 1962.  

Truffaut noted.

"I shall never try to communicate in writing to those who do not feel the physical joy and the physical pain which certain moments of "A Bout Souffle" and "Vivre Sa Vie" caused me.    

This "experience" is surreal, poetic, and yet so natural, as stated by many of the "greats" that have criticized Godard's work.  It's literally a story of a woman living out her life from one point to the other and that's that.  But, where it's unique, and where it's captivating is how the simple story is told.  From the control and pacing of the camera, to the performances of the actors, nothing is compromised.  

Earlier in the picture, we see what some may consider a bit of foreshadowing.  Dreyer's "Passion of the Joan of Arc" is screening and Nana (Karina) is in the theater.  On the screen, Joan of Arc is about to be burned at the stake.  Title cards roll, "We are to prepare for your death."  "So soon?".  As we come to realize that the woman on the screen in our screen is very similar to that of our wonderful lead sitting in the cinema.  After the characters fate is presented, Godard cuts to a close up of Nana, with a few tears coming from her eyes.  Is she sad about the picture or the fact that her life is so similar to the character on the screen?  That's for every individual to decide for themselves, but what everyone can relate to, is without sound, only silence, Godard shuts us the fuck up for those few moments, and we, whether we want to come to terms with it or not, we are stuck.  

"I hardly love you, but I still think you're someone special."  

In agreement or disagreement, love, or hate.  We must come to the realization that this, truly, is something special.