Every Man for Himself

★★★★★

Original title: Sauve qui peut (la vie) · Turkish title: Herkes Kendini Kurtarsın

1980 · 1 h 27 min

Directed by Jean-Luc Godard

Drama

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Cast

Isabelle Huppert Jacques Dutronc Nathalie Baye

Credits

Written by: Anne-Marie Miéville

Plot

His return to commercial filmmaking, following three people whose lives overlap. Known in French as Sauve qui peut (la vie).

Sinekatalog’s take

Jean-Luc Godard's return to commercial cinema weaves three lives with slow-motion breaks and bleak wit. Cool and fragmented, with Isabelle Huppert and Nathalie Baye, it is a harsh, sensual and formally playful Godard.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.5 / 10 (4,369 votes)
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