She has a sudden urge to have a baby. He wants to save himself for a big cycling race on Sunday. So she asks him to ask Jean-Paul Belmondo to help out.
     The thing is pure fantasy, of course, a farce.
     No actual man could resist Anna Karina, up there on the arthouse screen in a white raincoat with the collar turned up, her pout melting into a thrilling smile.
     A few years later, when young Catherine Deneuve came along and tried to break my heart, was it just an accident that she wore a white raincoat too?
     I’ve been on the lookout since then.
     Chic French Raincoat (No. 1842), spotted in a shop in the Marais; gives me flashbacks to A Woman Is a Woman and Umbrellas of Cherbourg. Water-repellent cotton-nylon blend, fully-lined. Trim double-breasted trenchcoat-style, very pert on a woman, with front flap, adjustable cuffs, notched collar, and deep back vent.
     Please don’t bother to wait for rain.
     Sizes: XS, S, M, L. Colors: Creamy White, Noir Black (Anna K. in Alphaville).
     Price: $199.