Nights and Weekends is a 2008 American mumblecore film written, directed, co-produced by and starring Joe Swanberg and Greta Gerwig. The film follows a long-distance relationship and its aftermath.
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| Edited by | Joe Swanberg |
Production company | Film Science |
| Distributed by | IFC Films |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15,000 |
| Box office | $5,430[1] |
The film premiered at South by Southwest,[2] screened within such festivals as Maryland Film Festival, and was released theatrically in the United States on October 10, 2008.[3]
Plot
editThe film recounts a long-distance relationship between two people, one of whom lives in Chicago, the other in New York City. The first half of the film follows their relationship while the second half focuses on the dissolution and potential continuation of it, which occurs a year after the events of the first half of the film.
Cast
edit- Alison Bagnall as Reporter
- Elizabeth Donius as James' brother's wife
- Jay Duplass as James' brother
- Greta Gerwig as Mattie
- Kent Osborne as Mattie's sister's boyfriend
- Lynn Shelton as Mattie's sister
- Ellen Stagg as Photographer
- Joe Swanberg as James
- Jesse Cilio as the Neighbor
Production
editThe second half of the film was shot a year after the first half, mirroring the timeline of the story.[4][5]
Greta Gerwig described filming the nude love scenes as "kind of an awful experience".[6]
Release
editCritical reception
editOn review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 85% based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10.[7] On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 59 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[8]
Accolades
editNights and Weekends producer Dia Sokol Savage was nominated for the Piaget Producers Award at the 25th Independent Spirit Awards.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Nights and Weekends (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (March 19, 2008). "SXSW Review: Nights and Weekends". Variety. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
- ^ Cardace, Sara (October 10, 2008). "Mumblecore Muse Greta Gerwig on 'Nights and Weekends' and the Ugly Side of Movie Sex". New York. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
- ^ Willmore, Alison (March 17, 2008). "SXSW 2008: "Nights and Weekends". IFC. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
- ^ O'Hehir, Andrew (October 11, 2008). "Don't call it mumblecore". Salon. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ "Mumblecore Muse Greta Gerwig on 'Nights and Weekends' and the Ugly Side of Movie Sex". www.vulture.com. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Nights and Weekends (2008)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ "Nights and Weekends Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ Accomando, Beth (December 6, 2009). "Independent Spirit Award Nominations". kpbs.org. Retrieved August 30, 2019.