Soigne ta droite (1987)

Director:

Jean-Luc Godard

Writers:

(more)

Release Date:

5 January 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Jane Birkin	...	La cigale (as Mademoiselle Birkin)
Dominique Lavanant	...	La femme de l'amiral (as Mademoiselle Lavanant)
Pauline Lafont	...	La golfeuse (as Mademoiselle Lafont)
Eva Darlan	...	La passagère (as Mademoiselle Darlan)
Isabelle Sadoyan	...	La grand-mère (as Mademoiselle Sadoyan)
Carina Barone	...	L'Américaine (as Mademoiselle Baronne)
Catherine Houssay	...	La première hôtesse (as Mademoiselle Houssay)
Anny Seneque	...	La seconde hôtesse (as Mademoiselle Seneque)
Eloïse Beaune	...	La maman (as Mademoiselle Beaune)
Laurence Masliah	...	L'amoureuse classique (as Mademoiselle Masliah)
Agnès Sourdillion	...	La campeuse (as Mademoiselle Sourdillon)
Melissa Chartier	...	La petite fille (as Mademoiselle Chartier)
Valérie Morat	...	La femme de chambre (as Mademoiselle Morat)
Jacques Villeret	...	L'individu (as Monsieur Villeret)
François Périer	...	L'homme (as Monsieur Périer)
Michel Galabru	...	L'amiral (as Monsieur Galabru)
Rufus	...	Le policier (as Monsieur Rufus)
Jean-Luc Godard	...	L'idiot et le prince (as Monsieur Godard)
Philippe Khorsand	...	Le passager (as Monsieur Khorsand)
Philippe Rouleau	...	Le golfeur (as Monsieur Rouleau)
Raphaël Delpard	...	L'homme d'affaires (as Monsieur Delpart)
Jean-Pierre Delamour	...	Le stewart (as Monsieur Delamour)
Jean Grécault	...	Le français moyen (as Monsieur Grécault)
Bruno Wolkowitch	...	L'amoureux classique (as Monsieur Wolkowitch)
Marc Labrousse	...	La campeur (as Monsieur Labrousse)
Jacques Pena	...	Le papa (as Monsieur Pena)
Guy Moeson	...	Le noir #1 (as Monsieur Moeson)
Kader Kada	...	L'Arabe (as Monsieur Kader)
Catherine Ringer	...	Herself (as Les Rita Mitsouko)
Fred Chichin	...	Himself (as Les Rita Mitsouko)

Directed by
Jean-Luc Godard		(as Monsieur Godard)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jean-Luc Godard		uncredited

Cinematography by
Caroline Champetier		(as Mademoiselle Champetier)

Film Editing by
Christine Benoît		(as Benoît)
Jean-Luc Godard		(uncredited)

Casting by
Françoise Menidrey		(as Menidrey)

Costume Design by
Laurence Guindollet		(as Guindollet)

Production Management
Reynald Calcagni	....	unit manager (as Calcagni)
Hervé Duhamel	....	production manager (as Duhamel)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marie-Christine Barrière	....	assistant director (as Barriere)
Richard Debuisne	....	assistant director (as De Buisne)

Sound Department
Marc-Antoine Beldent	....	sound (as Beldent)
Bernard Leroux	....	sound (as Leroux)
François Musy	....	sound (as Musy)

Production Companies

• Gaumont
• JLG Films
• Xanadu Films
• Télévision Suisse-Romande (TSR) (as RTSR)

Distributors

• Gaumont (1987) (France) (theatrical)
• Annie Planet (2003) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Jackie Raynal Films (2001) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Shibata Organisation (1989) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Facets Multimedia Distribution (2002) (USA) (VHS)
• Happinet Pictures (2005) (Japan) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Keep Your Right Up (International: English title)
Une place sur la terre comme au ciel (France) (subtitle)
Cura la tua destra... (Italy) [it]
Godard muina miehinä (Finland) [fi]
Schütze deine Rechte (West Germany) [de]

Runtime:

USA:82 min

Country:

France | Switzerland

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:S

Company:

Gaumont

Movie Connections:

References Viskningar och rop (1972)

Soundtrack:

C'est comme ça

Moi moi moi

Don't you hate self-obsessed writers, directors and stars? Perhaps not after this. Jean-Luc Godard is all three in a wry drama looking very close to home. The lead character, y'see, is an annoyingly perfectionist film-maker determined to wring every last drop of the finest performance possible from his stars. No lengths are too long for this guy as he begs his players to put their souls into their performances. Perhaps it's an overdue, overwrought apology to the actors he's worked with, but Godard fashions a watchable, knowing drama. If you liked "Living In Oblivion", this is a good companion piece: it's not always the case that troubles are anyone's fault but the director's.