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..
✓ Released: [realease]
✓ Runtime : 105 minutes
✓ Genre: Drama, Comedy, Adventure
✓ Stars: Mireille Darc, Jean Yanne, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Valérie Lagrange
✓ Director: Agnès Guillemot, Antoine Duhamel, Raoul Coutard, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Luc Godard
The Weekend (1967) is another solid showing, complete with good performances and an intriguing mystery, but there's a lack of artistic ambition here that keeps it from elevating to the higher tiers of the genre.Although its storytelling isn't particularly innovative, The Weekend (1967) is an absorbing piece of television, with the potential to boost the appeal of Polish productions for an international audience."
Weekend (1967) is staring with Mireille Darc, Jean Yanne, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Valérie Lagrange, a compelling, flawed story of true crime and obsession - and its flaws are part of what make it so intriguing. the movie can be very difficult to watch; it's haunting and incredibly sad. But that's also what made it all the more moving, in the end, to see the survivors join together: bonding, smiling, and living their lives in the light.
What gives Cursed its edge is the source material, which subverts centuries of lore and oppressive systems. The Netflix adaptation isn't nearly as captivating, but it still manages to be a quaint escape from reality. For better or worse, filmmaker Agnès Guillemot, Antoine Duhamel, Raoul Coutard, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Luc Godard juggles two parallel storylines. Basketball fans will be able to follow along with no problem, most already familiar with the story, but newcomers might find all the jumping around confusing.