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Original title

Weekend (Le week-end)

Year

1967

Running time

105 min.

Country

France

Director

Jean-Luc Godard

Screenwriter

Jean-Luc Godard. Story: Julio Cortázar

Cast

Music

Antoine Duhamel

Cinematography

Raoul Coutard

Producer

Co-production France-Italy;

Comacico, Les Films Copernic, Lira Films, Cinecidi

Genre

Comedy. Drama | Satire. Black Comedy. Road Movie. Nouvelle vague (New Wave). Experimental Cinema

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Julio Cortázar Adaptations

Synopsis

The master of the French New Wave indicts consumerism and elaborates on his personal vision of Hell with this raucous, biting satire. A nasty, scheming bourgeois Parisian couple embarks on a journey through the countryside to her father's house, where they pray for his death and a subsequent inheritance. Their trip is at first delayed, and later it is distracted by several outrageous events and characters including an apocalyptic traffic jam, a group of fictional philosophers, a couple of violent carjackers, and eventually, a gross display of cannibalism. By the time the film concludes, their seemingly simple journey has deteriorated into a freewheeling philosophical diatribe that leaves no topic unscathed. With WEEKEND, Jean-Luc Godard reaches an impressive plateau of film originality, incorporating inter-titles, extended tracking shots, and music to add an entirely new grammar to film language. The result is a deeply challenging work that will most certainly invigorate some viewers just as much as it will as frustrate others. Standout highlights include a jarring, sexually graphic opening monologue shot with a roaming camera and blaring musical accompaniment, and the infamous traffic jam scene, where an endless parade of cars sit bumper to bumper amidst burning cars, picnics, and honking horns. The work of a true artist and pioneer, Godard's WEEKEND is a landmark film that hasn't aged or lessened in impact over time.

Awards: 1968: Berlin Film Festival: Official Selection

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Critics' reviews

"Year after year, Jean-Luc Godard has been chipping away at the language of cinema. Now, in Weekend, he has just about got down to the bare bones. This is his best film, and his most inventive (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: rogerebert.com
"As long as cinema like this exists, there's no end in sight."

Keith Uhlich: Time Out
"The film must be seen, for its power, ambition, humor, and scenes of really astonishing beauty"

Renata Adler: The New York Times

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Weekend

1967

Jean-Luc Godard

6.6

(2,129)