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Weekend (1967)

★ 6.9Not Rated103 minDirector: Jean-Luc Godard

Film by Jean-Luc Godard

Weekend (French: Week-end) is a 1967 postmodern black comedy film written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard, based on Julio Cortázar's short story "La autopista del Sur". It stars mainstream French TV stars Mireille Darc and Jean Yanne. Jean-Pierre Léaud, star of numerous French New Wave films, including François Truffaut's The 400 Blows (1959) and Godard's earlier Masculin Féminin (1966), appeared in two roles. Raoul Coutard served as cinematographer and Suzanne Schiffman as script supervisor.

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FAQ

What is Weekend about?
Weekend (1967) — A supposedly-idyllic weekend trip to the countryside turns into an endless nightmare of traffic jams, revolution, cannibalism, and murder as French bourgeois society starts to collapse under the weight of its own consumer preoccupations.
Is Weekend based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Weekend scary?
Content rating: Not Rated. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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