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As long as cinema like this exists, there's no end in sight.
Keith Uhlich, Time Out New York
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Overview
A supposedly idyllic weekend trip to the countryside turns into a never-ending nightmare of traffic jams, revolution, cannibalism and murder as French bourgeois society starts to collapse under the weight of its own consumer preoccupations.
Director and cast
- Jean-Luc Godard Director
- Mireille Darc as Corinne
- Jean Yanne as Roland
- Jean-Pierre Léaud as Saint-Just
- Jean-Pierre Kalfon as Le Chef du Front de Libération de la Seine et Oise
- Yves Afonso as Gros Poucet (uncredited)
- Valérie Lagrange as La copine du chef du FLSO
- Yves Beneyton as Un Membre du FLSO (uncredited)
- Juliet Berto Cast
- Jean Eustache Cast
- Michèle Breton Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
93%
Tomatometer
Fresh
This apocalyptic farce-Alice in Wonderland as reconceived by the Marquis de Sade-would mark both the high point and the end of Godard's meteoric career as a popular artist.
J. Hoberman, Village Voice
Fresh
The film must be seen, for its power, ambition, humor, and scenes of really astonishing beauty.
Renata Adler, New York Times
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