Every Man for Himself (1980)
Sauve qui peut (la vie) (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 27min
- Drama
- Oct 1980 (UK)
- Movie
An examination of sexual relationships, in which three protagonists interact in different combinations.
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Awards:
- 1 win & 5 nominations.
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| Isabelle Huppert | ... |
Isabelle Rivière
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| Jacques Dutronc | ... |
Paul Godard
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| Nathalie Baye | ... |
Denise Rimbaud
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| Roland Amstutz | ... |
Customer in Room 522
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Cécile Tanner | ... |
Cecile
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Anna Baldaccini | ... |
Isabelle's sister
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Roger Jendly | ... |
Customer of Isabelle's Sister
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| Fred Personne | ... |
First client
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| Michel Cassagne | ... |
Piaget
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Nicole Jacquet | ... |
Woman
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Paule Muret | ... |
Paul's ex-wife
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Dore De Rosa | ... |
Hotel Attendant
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Catherine Freiburghaus | ... |
Farm Girl
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| Monique Barscha | ... |
Chanteuse d'opéra
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Edmond Vullioud | ... |
(as Edmond Vuilloud)
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Bernard Cazassus | ... |
1st Guy
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Serge Maillard | ... |
Coach
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Erik Desfosses | ... |
Cinema Character
(as Eric Desfossés)
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Marie-Luce Felber | ... |
Coach
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Irène Floersheim | ... |
Café waitress
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Georgiana Eaton | ... |
Girl who won't choose
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Nicole Wicht | ... |
Isabelle's Friend
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Guy Lavoro | ... |
Secretary
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Claude Champion | ... |
Stranger
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Michèle Gleizer | ... |
Woman in Café
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Gérald Battiaz | ... |
Motorcyclist
(as Gérard Battaz)
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Maurice Buffat | ... |
3rd Client
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Angelo Napoli | ... |
Italian Fiance
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Michel Moulin |
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Serge Desarnaulds | ... |
Angré cinephile (uncredited)
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| Marguerite Duras | ... |
Marguerite Duras (uncredited) (archiveSound)
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Directed by
| Jean-Luc Godard | ||
Written by
| Anne-Marie Miéville | ... | (scenario) and |
| Jean-Claude Carrière | ... | (scenario) |
Produced by
| Caroline Arrighi | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Robert Boner | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Jean-Luc Godard | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Marin Karmitz | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
| Alain Sarde | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Gabriel Yared | ||
Cinematography by
| Renato Berta | ||
| William Lubtchansky | ||
| Jean-Bernard Menoud | ||
Editing by
| Jean-Luc Godard | ||
| Anne-Marie Miéville | ||
Art Direction by
| Romain Goupil | ||
Production Management
| Franci Camus | ... | organization |
| Josiane Morand | ... | organization |
| Miguel Stucky | ... | organization |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Romain Goupil | ... | assistant director (as Romain Charpentier) |
Sound Department
| Jacques Maumont | ... | sound |
| Oscar Stellavox | ... | sound |
| Luc Yersin | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Daniel Bernard | ... | gaffer: Colour |
| Anne-Marie Miéville | ... | still photographer |
Music Department
| Georges Rodi | ... | synthesizer programmer (uncredited) |
| Gabriel Yared | ... | musician: Piano, Electric piano and Synthesizer (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Sara Films
- MK2 Productions
- Saga-Productions
- Sonimage
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
- Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
- Télévision Suisse-Romande (TSR)
- Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Distributors
- MK2 Diffusion (1980) (France) (theatrical)
- Citel Films (1980) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Artificial Eye (1980) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- New Yorker Films (1980) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Prokino Filmverleih (1981) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Filmes Castello Lopes (1981) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Canal+ (1987) (France) (tv)
- Artificial Eye (2003) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (DVD) (Jean-Luc Goddard Edition 2)
- The Criterion Collection (2015) (United States) (DVD)
- Master Media (1984) (Italy) (theatrical)
- The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- South Pacific Video (1983) (France) (VHS)
- Zweitausendeins (Germany) (DVD) (unknown)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Laboratoires Franay Tirages Cinematographiques (LTC) (laboratory)
- LAX Lab. (titles)
- Cannes Film Festival (festival)
- Studio de la Grande Armée (music recording studio)
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Jean-Luc Godard has dubbed this his "Second First Film". Coincidentally, this film was released exactly 20 years after the release of his first film, Breathless (1960). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Bande-annonce de 'Sauve qui peut (la vie)' (1980). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Suicidio! See more » |
| Quotes |
Farm Girl:
Let me show you something. [pants down, bent over, bare bottomed, in front of feeding cows] Farm Girl: Sometimes they give your ass crack a good lick. See more » |