With its large budget , the film was not a financial success . Because of this , Martine Marignac wanted to make a quick , inexpensive film ; Rivette , short of ideas , began assembling a cast . He contacted Nathalie Richard , Marianne Denicourt and Laurence Côte , who gave him an idea for a film about 1920s New York City taxi dance halls ; this led to '' Up , Down , Fragile '' ( 1995 ) . Richard , Denicourt and Côte star as three women struggling to overcome personal obstacles , with musical numbers at a mysterious nightclub commenting on their lives . In the film , a nod to 1920s and 1930s Hollywood backstage musicals , Anna Karina appears as a nightclub singer whose songs refer to her previous films with Godard . '' Up , Down , Fragile '' was screened at the 19th Moscow International Film Festival
19th Moscow International Film Festival
19th Moscow International Film Festival
Jacques Rivette