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.
The film must be seen, for its power, ambition, humor, and scenes of really astonishing beauty.
– Renata Adler,
New York Times,
11 Jul 2004
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:
As long as cinema like this exists, there's no end in sight.