Review of Tout Va Bien (1972) by Simon M — 26 Sep 2009

This film requires lengthy commentary, for which I am unfit at present. (It is 2:45am). Many memorable moments though. It's an effective critical look at consumer capitalism but also an autocritique of sloganeering leftist opposition amid the post-1968 'come down'.

Godard also reflects on the medium of film itself within a capitalist culture industry (hence, the opening sequence with all its talk of getting 'stars' on board, writing the cheques, etc). The close of the film has an amazing setpiece in a Carrefour supermarche, which employs a long tracking shot that moves from left to right many times - in this way, you can see where Haneke et al.

often pay homage to JLG in their own work. A great film not only in relation to its original context, but clearly still with much relevance today.