# Weekend (1967)

> An absurdist countryside road trip becomes Jean-Luc Godard’s savage, surreal indictment of bourgeois consumer society sliding into annihilation.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3953

## Facts

- Runtime: 104 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: Jean-Luc Godard
- Cast: Mireille Darc, Jean Yanne, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Yves Afonso, Yves Beneyton, Juliet Berto, Michèle Breton, Michel Cournot
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062480/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: sardonic, surreal, morbidly comic, arthouse film night, political cinema marathon

## Synopsis

A weekend getaway spirals into chaos, revealing the absurdity of modern life.

## Movies like Weekend

- [Godard Mon Amour (2017)](https://ember.film/movie/278766)
- [La Grande Bouffe (1973)](https://ember.film/movie/5216)
- [The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)](https://ember.film/movie/2659)
- [Perched on a Tree (1971)](https://ember.film/movie/6815)
- [La Chinoise (1967)](https://ember.film/movie/1075)
- [Masculin Féminin (1966)](https://ember.film/movie/2713)
- [Every Man for Himself (1980)](https://ember.film/movie/75212)
- [Trafic (1971)](https://ember.film/movie/6361)
- [Tout Va Bien (1972)](https://ember.film/movie/3949)
- [Buffet Froid (1979)](https://ember.film/movie/24238)

---

Site overview: https://ember.film/llms.txt