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Week End (1967)

105 min  -  Comedy | Drama  -   27 September 1968 (USA)
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A supposedly idyllic weekend trip to the countryside turns into a never-ending nightmare of traffic jams... See full summary »

Director:

Jean-Luc Godard

Writer:

Jean-Luc Godard, and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Mireille Darc, Jean Yanne and Jean-Pierre Kalfon
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Cast

Cast overview:
Mireille Darc Mireille Darc ...
Jean Yanne Jean Yanne ...
Roland Durand
Jean-Pierre Kalfon Jean-Pierre Kalfon ...
Le chef du Front de Libération de la Seine et Oise
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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 Written by Michael Brooke <michael@everyman.demon.co.uk>  

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Murder | Traffic Jam | Terrorism | Cannibalism | Cult Favorite  | See more »

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Comedy | Drama

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Country:

France | Italy

Language:

French

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Also Known As:

Le week-end See more »

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

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Budget:

$250,000 (estimated)
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Comacico, Films Copernic, Lira Films See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Trivia

The intertitle before the slaughter of the pig reads "Thermidor", which is the name of the month of the French revolutionary calendar when Robespierre was executed. See more »

Quotes

Saint-Just: [in the midst of a bourgeois' car collision] From French Revolutions to Gaullist weekends, freedom is violence.
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Connections

Referenced in Mauvais sang (1986) See more »

Soundtracks

"Piano Sonata No. 18 in D, K. 576: I. Allegro"
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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