Every Man for Himself [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Every Man for Himself [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: Jean-Luc Godard Cast: Isabelle Huppert
Isabelle Huppert
, Jacques Dutronc
Jacques Dutronc
, Nathalie Baye
Nathalie Baye
, Roland Amstutz
Roland Amstutz
Jean-Luc Godard
Every Man for Himself [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Every Man for Himself [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: Jean-Luc Godard Cast: Isabelle Huppert
Isabelle Huppert
, Jacques Dutronc
Jacques Dutronc
, Nathalie Baye
Nathalie Baye
, Roland Amstutz
Roland Amstutz
Jean-Luc Godard

Blu-ray (Color / Wide Screen)

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Overview

Sauve Qui Peut (la Vie), a pessimistic but visually stunning film, marks Jean-Luc Godard's return to cinema after having spent the 70s working in video. The film presents a few days in the lives of three people: Paul Godard (Jacques Dutronc ), a television producer; Denise Rimbaud (Nathalie Baye), his co-worker and ex-girlfriend; and Isabelle Riviera (Isabelle Huppert), a prostitute whom Paul has used. Denise wants to break up with Paul and move to the country. Isabelle wants to work for herself instead of her pimp. Paul just wants to survive. Their stories intersect when Paul brings Denise to the country cottage he is trying to rent and Isabelle comes to see it without knowing that the landlord has been her client. The film is broken into segments entitled "The Imaginary," "Commerce," "Life," and "Music." Each of the first three sections focuses on one character and the last section brings all three characters together. This complex film is often closer to an essay than a story; it uses slow motion and experimental techniques to explore questions of love, work, and the nature of cinema. Sauve Qui Peut (la Vie) was Godard's first film with his frequent collaborator Anne-Marie Miéville, who edited and co-wrote the film.

Product Details

Release Date: 02/03/2015
UPC: 0715515136310
Original Release: 1980
Rating: NR
Source: Criterion Collection
Region Code: A
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 1:28:00
Sales rank: 14,400

Special Features

Scénario de "Sauve qui pert (la vie)" (1979), a short video created by director Jean-Luc Godard to secure financing for Every Man for Himself New video essay by critic Colin MacCabe New interviews with actor Isabelle Hupert and producer Marin Karmitz Archival interviews with actor Nathalie Baye, cinematographers Renato Berta and William Lubtchansky, and composer Gabriel Yared Two back-to-back 1980 appearances by Godard on The Dick Cavett Show Godard (1980), a short film by Jon Jost, Donald Ranvaud, and Peter Wollen, featuring Godard Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Isabelle Huppert Isabelle Riviera
Jacques Dutronc Paul Godard
Nathalie Baye Denise Rimbaud
Roland Amstutz Second Costumer
Anna Baldaccini Isabelle's Sister
Monique Barscha Opera Singer
Michel Cassagne Piaget
Bernard Cazassus 1st Guy
Claude Champion Stranger
Dore de Rosa Elevator Attendant
Marie Luce Felber - Coach
Catherine Freiburghaus Farm Girl
Nicole Jaquet Woman
Roger Jendly Second Guy
Paule Muret Paul's Ex-Wife
Fred Personne First client
Cecile Tanner Cecile
Marie-Luce Felber Coach
Marguerite Duras Actor
Gabriel Yared Composer

Technical Credits
Jean-Luc Godard Director,Producer,Screenwriter
Alain Sarde Producer
Jean-Claude Carrière Screenwriter
Anne-Marie Miéville Screenwriter
Luc Yersin Sound/Sound Designer
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