Reviews

Simply one of the most beautifully photographed, most beautifully acted and most beautifully touching narratives EVER! Set in the most horrific location, the film successfully manages to focus on the personal relationship of the protagonists. This is not a war film, this is a film about life! This film makes you think about what is important to YOU in YOUR life. Go see this film NOW, it is a true classic. This film IS cinema, this film IS life!

If more films like weekend were made the Cinema would be a very interesting place! Godard has used his unique style to air his views about French life. He does this by using 'in your face' techniques such as characters that look straight down the camera lens, making the audience feel uncomfortable. The traffic jam scene lasts 10 minutes and consists of one single tracking shot that forces you to take note of what Godard is saying.

Godard adapted his style from the German playwright Bertolt Brecht, and can clearly be seen in this film through Godard's use of direct address and de-familiarisation. After seeing this film I was left asking myself many questions about what I had just experienced. The film contains some truly memerable scenes and an ending that ranks among the greatest in the films I have seen, expect the unexpected and watch this film now!

A compelling piece of cinema.

This film is a benchmark in non-mainstream cinema history. The use of montage represents a quantum leap from the relatively simple juxtapositions of Strike (Eisenstein's 1st film). Take the scene on the steps and note the repeated shot of the soldiers descending, to reiterate the point of the horrors that actually did happen! A highly intelligent monumental film, a must see for all Film students!