Keep Your Right Up

Keep Your Right Up

1987 · 82 min · FR · NR · 6.1 (25 votes)
Dir. Jean-Luc Godard · Starring Jane Birkin, Dominique Lavanant, Pauline Lafont, Éva Darlan, Isabelle Sadoyan, Carina Barone
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This film is made up several sketches in which certain actors play several real or fictional roles to a background of rock music. The lead character, played by Godard himself, is an annoyingly perfectionist film-maker determined to wring every last drop of the finest performance possible from his stars.

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This film feels like a playful, intellectual romp through the creative process, energized by a rock soundtrack. Its fragmented structure and self-aware humor invite contemplation on art, performance, and the very act of filmmaking itself, offering a whimsical yet sharp meta-cinematic experience.

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