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Weekend
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard
1967•1h 44m•NR•★ 6.9
Comedy / Drama
Synopsis
A bourgeois Parisian couple with mutual plots to murder each other embark on a weekend drive to collect an inheritance from her dying mother, descending into an apocalyptic highway wasteland of endless traffic jams, flaming car crashes, cannibalism, historical ghosts, and guerrilla warfare: 'A film found in a dump.' Jean-Luc Godard's ferocious, apocalyptic black comedy featuring one of the most famous continuous tracking shots in cinema history.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorJean-Luc Godard
WriterJean-Luc Godard
CinematographyRaoul Coutard
MusicAntoine Duhamel
Principal Cast
Mireille DarcCorinne Durand
Jean YanneRoland Durand
Jean-Pierre KalfonLe Chef du Front de Libération de la Seine et Oise
Yves AfonsoGros Poucet (uncredited)
Yves BeneytonUn Membre du FLSO (uncredited)
Juliet BertoUne Activiste du FLSO / Jeune Bourgeoise Accidentée (uncredited)
Michèle BretonGirl in the Woods (uncredited)
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Michel CournotMan From Farmyard (uncredited)Technical Specifications
Runtime1h 44m (104 mins)
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DirectorJean-Luc Godard
LanguagesFrench, English
CountryFR, IT
StudioComacico • Lira Films
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