Tout Va Bien
Jean-Luc Godard’s intellectually combative drama turns a factory strike, a troubled romance, and post-1968 politics into a sharp critique of capitalism and cinema.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Dense
- Violence
- None
- sardonic
- intellectual
- confrontational
- focused arthouse viewing
- political film discussion
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as an ambitious, formally inventive political work whose analytical force is balanced by an austere and deliberately didactic approach.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film explicitly examines movies and the movie business alongside its social critique.
Capitalism, consumer society, factory labor, and class relations organize the film’s central questions.
The film revisits the French student riots of the 1960s and critically satirizes contemporary views of history.
The factory strike and surrounding social structures are presented as carefully composed objects of analysis.
Films like Tout Va Bien, and why
Weekend
political modernism, formal experimentation, and critique of consumer society
The Working Class Goes to Heaven
marxist analysis, industrial conflict, and avant-garde cinematic form
Milestones
1968-era political disillusionment, radical filmmaking, and fractured romance
Le Mépris
self-reflexive cinema, class critique, and confrontational modernist style
Movie Details
- Directors
- Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Gorin
- Release Date
- 1972-04-28
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (77)
Cast
- Yves Montand
- Jane Fonda
- Vittorio Caprioli
- Elizabeth Chauvin
- Castel Casti
- Éric Chartier
- Louis Bugette
- Yves Gabrielli
- Pierre Oudrey
- Jean Pignol
Common questions
- What is Tout Va Bien about?
- Jean-Luc Godard’s intellectually combative drama turns a factory strike, a troubled romance, and post-1968 politics into a sharp critique of capitalism and cinema.
- What is Tout Va Bien like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Tout Va Bien as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as dense.
- Is Tout Va Bien violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Tout Va Bien.
- What did critics think of Tout Va Bien?
- Critics broadly regard the film as an ambitious, formally inventive political work whose analytical force is balanced by an austere and deliberately didactic approach.
- Which films are like Tout Va Bien?
- Films with a similar feel include Weekend, The Working Class Goes to Heaven, Milestones, and Le Mépris.
- How long is Tout Va Bien?
- Tout Va Bien runs 95 minutes.
