Le Week-End

In select theaters
March 14^th 2014

93 minutes

English
French with English subtitles

Academy Award winner Jim Broadbent (TOPSY-TURVY) and Lindsay Duncan (MANSFIELD PARK) give exquisite performances as Nick and Meg, a long-married British couple revisiting Paris for the first time since their honeymoon in an attempt to rekindle their relationship. During a two-day escapade, diffident, wistful Nick and demanding, take-charge Meg careen from harmony to disharmony to resignation and back again as they take stock of half a lifetime of deep tenderness -- and even deeper regret. A surprise invitation from Nick’s old friend Morgan (Jeff Goldblum), an amusingly boorish American academic with a fancy Parisian address, soon leads them to an unexpectedly hopeful vision of what their love and marriage might still become.

starring...

Jim Broadbent

Nick

Lindsay Duncan

Meg

Jeff Goldblum

Morgan

Olly Alexander

Michael

Judith Davis

Eve

Director

Roger Michell

Writer

Hanif Kureishi

Music

Jeremy Sams

Cinematography

Nathalie Durand

Production Design

Emmanuelle Duplay

Editor

Kristina Hetherington

70% on the CINEMETER

STL

86% - Mar 23, 2014

One of the best films EVER in the series! A true "Paris Love Story"--city a metaphor for idealized relationships. Acting by Jim Broadbent and Jeff Goldblum is magnificent. Lindsay Duncan as Meg is luminous, fascinating and complex! HIGHLY believable relationship and enjoyable. Key line: "There is more to love and being love." One of many great lines.
St. Louis Member

An iconic and beautiful portrayal of the emotional maturation of individuals and intimate relationships. The many layers of meaning address issues important to individuals, relationships, and cultures.
St. Louis Member

Terrific acting. Good, honest look at life, love and marriage. Interesting look at how two colleagues who began together ended up so differently. Nick lives by his code of truth and Morgan embraced vanity which led to his financial success.
St. Louis Member

A deliciously exquisite film! Tasty on all levels: visually, dialogue, beautiful + tasteful (food) environments, multi-layered personalities, and deeply probing, honest reflections of long term relationships.
St. Louis Member

Wonderful, introspective look at aging and a long term marriage--how marriage gives one the magic of possibilities (kids, shared interests/experiences/humor) but simultaneously gives one a reality of limitations (i.e. compromise.)
St. Louis Member

MIL

78% - Mar 23, 2014

Very poignant--hit close to home with its themes of growing old together.
Milwaukee Member

Loved it! Bravo!
Milwaukee Member

ATL

69% - Mar 9, 2014

A coming of age film with a twist. Lovely film showing a slice of life that will come to all.
Atlanta Member

Delightfully dreary and honest
Atlanta Member

Was expecting a treacly 'old people in love' movie. Got that, but so much more. Outstanding characters, real world problems (if failed academics are part of the real world). Shows just how difficult love is.
Atlanta Member

We all question our lives and our partners. Very honest story--glad such a tough topic plays out in beautiful Paris.
Atlanta Member

Tout a tait formidable! Quelle Film! Loved it!
Atlanta Member

BOCA

43% - Mar 2, 2014

The highest level of performance! Certainly, not a comedy but a sweet, realistic story, however sad.
Boca Raton Member

Bittersweet, tragic and comic elegy on aging, regrets and choices made.
Boca Raton Member

Terrific! Great story arc. So human, So simple. Very real.
Boca Raton Member

Very real, sometimes not comfortable human relationship.
Boca Raton Member

Very thought-provoking.
Boca Raton Member

76% - Mar 16, 2014

Superb acting. Story held my interest from beginning to end. Bittersweet with a surprisingly hopeful ending. Bravo!
Greater New Haven Member

Like a British Woody Allen film -- loved it! Even Jeff Goldblum added to the Woody Allen feel of the film.
Greater New Haven Member

A very real portrait of a long marriage, illustrative of the maxim, "Love is a decision, not just a feeling." Feelings come and go ... in life and in marriage. Commitment and tolerance make marriage endure.
Greater New Haven Member

Terrific use of reference to other films, to music, and to literature to elucidate their current situation. Humorous characters and some witty moments and appreciation of life mixed with the disillusionment of the past and prospects of a bleak future.
Greater New Haven Member

A film that has your attention every minute. He: clear, brilliant dialogue. She: not really articulate but full of emotion and sadness. Film expresses real emotion, humor, and sadness.
Greater New Haven Member

Delightful movie about two people looking for something that they already possess.
Greater New Haven Member

A hilarious yet heartfelt gem that reminds me of why I go to the movies. Left a smile on my face and makes me want to visit Paris. Merci for this wonderful film.
Greater New Haven Member

BOS

68% - Mar 2, 2014

1. Great movie. Charming! Sophisticated! Well acted!
Boston Member

2. The cinematography was great.
Boston Member

3. A provocative meditation on marriage, aging, relationships, life.
Boston Member

4. A guilty little movie!
Boston Member

5. Loved the juxtaposition of the male lead and teenaged son of friend.
Boston Member

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