Every Man for Himself
Jean-Luc Godard’s radically elliptical drama maps desire, commerce, and filmmaking across three people whose intimate lives continually intersect.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Dense
- Violence
- Mild
- intellectual
- sexually frank
- melancholic
- arthouse cinema night
- film study
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a brilliant, visually striking, formally adventurous return to filmmaking by Jean-Luc Godard.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Isabelle, Paul, and Denise interact in changing combinations, making relational instability the film's organizing principle.
The film is known for visually and rhythmically dissecting actions and intimate encounters rather than presenting them in smooth continuity.
Filmmaking is an explicit element of the plot and the film uses its characters' experiences to reflect on cinematic representation.
The plot and keywords connect sexual fantasy, sex work, and the sex trade to the protagonists' relationship problems.
Films like Every Man for Himself, and why
Two or Three Things I Know About Her
formally experimental relationship drama with fragmented emotional and sexual encounters
Weekend
intellectually playful french new wave examination of intimacy, alienation, and modern life
Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du commerce, 1080 bruxelles
elliptical, sexually frank art-house drama centered on unstable relationships and self-conscious filmmaking
Movie Details
- Director
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Release Date
- 1980-10-12
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (85)
Cast
- Isabelle Huppert
- Jacques Dutronc
- Nathalie Baye
- Roland Amstutz
- Cécile Tanner
- Anna Baldaccini
- Roger Jendly
- Fred Personne
- Michel Cassagne
- Nicole Jacquet
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Every Man for Himself about?
- Jean-Luc Godard’s radically elliptical drama maps desire, commerce, and filmmaking across three people whose intimate lives continually intersect.
- What is Every Man for Himself like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Every Man for Himself as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as dense.
- Is Every Man for Himself violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Every Man for Himself as mild.
- What did critics think of Every Man for Himself?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a brilliant, visually striking, formally adventurous return to filmmaking by Jean-Luc Godard.
- Which films are like Every Man for Himself?
- Films with a similar feel include Two or Three Things I Know About Her, Weekend, and Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du commerce, 1080 bruxelles.
- How long is Every Man for Himself?
- Every Man for Himself runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch Every Man for Himself?
- In United States, Every Man for Himself is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home.
