Rette sich, wer kann (das Leben) (1980)

Rette sich, wer kann (das Leben): Directed by Jean-Luc Godard. With Isabelle Huppert, Jacques Dutronc, Nathalie Baye, Roland Amstutz. An examination of sexual relationships, in which three protagonists interact in different combinations.

“An examination of sexual relationships, in which three protagonists interact in different combinations.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn addition to Godardu0026#39;s typical refusal to keep viewers oriented through expository dialogue and continuity editing, the film is experimental in its use of the technique that Godard called u0026quot;decomposition,u0026quot; which he first employed for the 1979 French television mini-series u0026quot;France/tour/detour/deux/enfantsu0026quot;. In the technique, there is a periodic slowing down of the action to a frame by frame advancement. The u0026quot;slow motionu0026quot; segments are somewhat obnoxious and really detract from the enjoyment of the film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFilm critic Vincent Canby, writing in The New York Times, described the film effusively as u0026quot;stunning,u0026quot; u0026quot;beautiful,u0026quot; and u0026quot;brilliantu0026quot;. I donu0026#39;t feel as strongly.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAn interesting side note: the appearance of the nationality sticker on the back of a car. In the United States, these did not really become popular until the 1990s or later, and yet they seem to be found somewhat commonly in 1980s Europe.”