Every Man for Himself (1980)

Introduction
"Every Man for Himself" is a 1980 movie by distinguished Swiss filmmaker, Jean-Luc Godard. It is known under its original French title "Sauve qui peut (la vie)". The film significant Godard's go back to commercial cinema after he spent a decade developing politically stimulated speculative films. The movie stars popular actors Jacques Dutronc, Isabelle Huppert, and Nathalie Baye, and mixes components of drama with a more abstract, philosophical investigation of life and meaning.

Plot Overview
"Every Man For Himself" revolves around 3 essential characters. Paul Godard (Jacques Dutronc) is a filmmaker who remains in the process of separating, professionally and personally, from his spouse and working collaboratively with an associate. Denise Rimbaud (Nathalie Baye) is Paul's girlfriend, who leaves him and his overbearing negativity to discover her own way, ultimately preparing a transfer to the countryside to begin her own service. Isabelle Rivière (Isabelle Huppert) represents a prostitute who discovers her profession straddles the line between humiliation and independence.

Thematic Analysis
The film is frequently categorized as a picture of life in late 20th-century Western society, emblematic of the confusion, emptiness, and ennui that individuals feel in the middle of the fast-advancing speed of contemporary living. It explores the styles of sexual politics, hoveringly observing the seemingly dissociated realities of Paul, Denise, and Isabelle as they come to grips with their personal and expert predicaments.

Structural Breakdown
A distinguishing feature of "Every Man for Himself" is Godard's unique story-telling design. The movie is divided into 4 sections - "The Imaginary", "Fear", "Business", "Music". Each of these sections provides different viewpoints and interpretations of the lives of the main characters, serving to reflect the fragmentation of modern existence. The sequence of 'sluggish motion' scenes provides a noteworthy cinematic innovation. Through these sequences, Godard attempts to burst the circulation of time, offering a different point of view to the story.

Critical Response
Upon its release, "Every Man for Himself" was seriously well-known and was called by Godard as a "second launching", as it marked a brand-new stage in his directorial profession straddling business and arthouse narrative styles. Critics hailed the film as a substantial advancement in Godard's cinematic style - a blend of his earlier narrative storytelling and speculative dedications.

Conclusion
"Every Man for Himself" reviews modern society through its 3 lead characters, each knotted in individual and expert relationships with its mix of drama, satire, and reflection. It represents life's mundanity and existentialism, provided through Godard's ingenious storytelling. This film marks a considerable point in Godard's profession and is considered one of the significant works in French New Wave cinema. It stays a testimony to the director's search for new methods to portray and deconstruct humanity and the human condition under the lens of modern society.

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