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Every Man for Himself

Every Man for Himself

Drama · 1980

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

Movie details

Every Man for Himself

1980 Drama 1h 27m

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6.2 / 10

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

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Jean-Luc Godard

Written by

Anne-Marie Miéville · Jean-Claude Carrière

Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle Rivière

Jacques Dutronc

Jacques Dutronc

Paul Godard

Nathalie Baye

Nathalie Baye

Denise Rimbaud

Roland Amstutz

Roland Amstutz

Customer in Room 522

Cécile Tanner

Cécile Tanner

Cecile

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Anna Baldaccini

Isabelle's Sister

Roger Jendly

Roger Jendly

Customer of Isabelle's Sister

Court is in session

Put Every Man for Himself on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.