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Film · 1967

Weekend

Original titleWeekend (Le week-end)

Directed by Jean-Luc Godard · starring Mireille Darc, Anne Wiazemsky and Jean Yanne

  • 1 h 45 min
  • Documentary · Biography · Drama
  • FranceItaly
  • Released in the UK 5 July 1968
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Synopsis

A satire of the sixties in which a Parisian couple leaves the city to escape from their day to day, but in their way they find a great and endless jam that seems threatening. So they decide to flee cross-country but their life will change when realizing that everything is due to the beginning of a terrifying civil war promoted by revolutionaries and assassins. 'Week-end' is directed and written by Jean-Luc Godard who in his cast wanted to have Mireille Darc (Corinne Durand), Jean Yanne (Ronald Durand) and Jean-Pierre Kalfon.

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The essentials

Runtime
105 min1 hour and 45 minutes
Budget
$250,000
How long is Weekend?
1 hour and 45 minutes (105 minutes).
When was Weekend released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 5 July 1968.
Who directed Weekend?
Jean-Luc Godard.
Who is in Weekend?
It stars Mireille Darc, Anne Wiazemsky, Jean Yanne and Jean-Pierre Kalfon.
Where can I watch Weekend?
In the UK you can watch it with a channel on Prime Video.
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Cast

Full cast (9)
Director
Jean-Luc Godard
Writers
Jean-Luc Godard

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'Weekend' Trailer 2:5013 September 2017

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Reviews

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What the critics say average 5.4 from 3

  • 7.0 Roger EbertRoger Ebert 'Weekend' shows us attitudes the casual indifference to suffering that saturates our society. Read
  • 5.1 VarietyVariety Staff Jean-Luc Godard looks at the collective hysteria of weekend drivers with his personalized symbols of the consumer world, the class battle... Read
  • 4.0 New York TimesRenata Adler The film must be seen, for its power, ambition, humor, and scenes of really astonishing beauty. Read

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  1. Allo, tu m'Entends ?Jean-Pierre Léaud Spotify

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