Weekend
2,131
Comedy. Drama
The master of the French New Wave indicts consumerism and elaborates on his personal vision of Hell with this raucous, biting satire. A nasty, scheming bourgeois Parisian couple embarks on a journey through the countryside to her father's house, where they pray for his death and a subsequent inheritance. Their trip is at first delayed, and later it is distracted by several outrageous events and characters including an apocalyptic ... [+]
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"Year after year, Jean-Luc Godard has been chipping away at the language of cinema. Now, in Weekend, he has just about got down to the bare bones. This is his best film, and his most inventive (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)" | ||||
"As long as cinema like this exists, there's no end in sight." | ||||
"The film must be seen, for its power, ambition, humor, and scenes of really astonishing beauty" |
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