Godard returned to somewhat more traditional fiction with "Sauve qui peut (la vie)" (1980), the first of a series of more mainstream films marked by autobiographical currents: it was followed by "Passion", "Lettre à Freddy Buache" (both 1982), "Prénom Carmen" (1984), and "Grandeur et décadence d'un petit commerce de cinéma" (1986). There was, though, another flurry of controversy with "Je vous salue, Marie" (1985), which was condemned by the Catholic Church for alleged heresy, and also with "King Lear" (1987), an essay on William Shakespeare and language. Also completed in 1987 was a segment in the film "ARIA" which was based loosely from the plot of Armide; it is set in a gym and uses several arias by Jean-Baptiste Lully from his famous "Armide".