Weekend
Comedy
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1967
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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.
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Details
Runtime:
104 min
Release date:
29 Dec 1967
Country:
FR, IT
Languages:
French
Budget:
$250,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win & 4 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
As long as cinema like this exists, there's no end in sight.
– Keith Uhlich,
Time Out New York,
5 Oct 2011
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,
4 Oct 2011
fresh:
The film must be seen, for its power, ambition, humor, and scenes of really astonishing beauty.
– Renata Adler,
New York Times,
11 Jul 2004