Sauve qui peut (la vie)

1980 [FRENCH]

Drama

Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 90% · 10 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 67% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 4356 4.4K

group sex relationship problems sexual fantasy filmmaking hit by a car sex worker

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Plot summary

A look at the sexual and professional lives of three people — a television director, his ex-girlfriend, and a sex worker.

Director

Jean-Luc Godard Photo
Jean-Luc Godard

Top cast

Jacques Dutronc Photo
Jacques Dutronc as Paul Godard
Isabelle Huppert Photo
Isabelle Huppert as Isabelle Rivière
Nathalie Baye Photo
Nathalie Baye as Denise Rimbaud
Michèle Gleizer Photo
Michèle Gleizer as Woman in Café
720p.WEB 1080p.WEB
811.92 MB
1194*720
French 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 28 min
Seeds 1
1.47 GB
1792*1080
French 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 28 min
Seeds 6

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by R T 8 / 10

Welcome to a semi-autobiographical tale by Jean Luc

Welcome to a semi-autobiographical tale by Jean Luc Godard. One of the principal actors is indeed Godard himself (Jacques Dutronc). It's a multiple plot tale, revolving around the central theme of failed relationships. That of his on and off again girlfriend (Nathalie Baye) , his ex-wife (Paule Muret) and daughter (Cécile Tanner) and a one-night stand with a prostitute (Isabelle Huppert). It was hailed as his return to linear storytelling (being his other films can be quite esoteric). But it is still classic Godard with some outrageous dialogue (with the Italian car attendant) and unsettling frank discussion about entering prostitution (Huppert and Anna Baldaccini) being just two examples. The cinematography adds to the film's mystic, periodically having "slow motion" shots to illustrate loneliness and desperation sometimes met in life. The surprisingly strong performance of Huppert not as a femme fatale but that of a dispassionate woman trying to just make ends meet. Dutronc does a good job of being a man trapped in misery trying to end the cycle of failed relationships, while a brief but all too real performance of Paule Muret and Cécile Tanner were scene stealers. Nathalie Baye does give a strong performance as the "other woman" or "wronged lover" role, trying to move on literally (her ex-lover is taking forever to rent out their former love nest). Figuratively (most shots she is alone, e.g: long biking, walking shots, her moving out the country, away form the city). She even tries desperately to seduce her photographer friend (Michel Cassagne) who ends up finding her repulsive. Carefully crafted we find how all of these multiple plot points coalesce into a linear denouement that is abrupt but also gives a bittersweet conclusion to to this menagerie of lost souls. With everything said and done this might be one of my favorite yarns spun by Mr Godard. It's uncluttered design both intrigued me and kept me watching. While being a more conventional story it also gives the audience "shock factor" in ways that thickens the plot with twists and turns similar to Nathalie Baye's bicycle in the French countryside. There is once again no small scene in the masterstroke by Jean Luc Godard.
Reviewed by Scott R 3 / 10

NYT 1000 films. This one was made for

NYT 1000 films. This one was made for the critics and artists. The bizarre slow motions sequences and other shots made it tedious to get through. Mostly I didn’t care what happened to the characters. Saw on box.
Reviewed by R T 8 / 10

Good return to film from the master director

good return to film from the master director Goddard
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