#622: HAIGH, Andrew: Weekend (2011)
HAIGH, Andrew (United Kingdom)
Weekend [2011]
Spine #622
Blu-ray
Blu-ray
This sensual, remarkably observed, beautifully acted wonder is the breakout feature from British writer-director-editor Andrew Haigh. Rarely has a film been as honest about sexuality — in both depiction and discussion — as this tale of a one-night stand that develops into a weekend-long idyll for two very different young men (exciting screen newcomers Tom Cullen and Chris New) in the English Midlands. It's an emotionally naked film that's at once an invaluable snapshot of the complexities of contemporary gay living and a universally resonant portrait of a love affair.
97 minutes
Color
Color
2.0 Surround
1:85:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2012
Not to be confused with another with the same title: #635
Director/Writer
Andrew Haigh was 38 when he wrote and directed Weekend.
Other Haigh films in the Collection:
#861: 45 Years (2015)
The Film
Other Haigh films in the Collection:
#861: 45 Years (2015)
The Film
Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
Twenty-page booklet featuring an essay by film critic Dennis Lim.
Commentary
None.
Program
Featuring interviews with Haigh, DP Ula Pontikos, producer Tristan Goligher, and actors Cullen and New.
Interview
With Haigh on the film’s scenes sex scenes.
On-set video footage
Shot by New and others.
Two scenes
From Cullen and New’s audition.
Video essay
On the film’s set photographers, Oisin Share and Colin Quinn.
Cahuenga Blvd. (2003) and Five Miles Out (2009)
Two short films by Haigh.
Trailer
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The ExtrasThe Booklet
Twenty-page booklet featuring an essay by film critic Dennis Lim.
Commentary
None.
Program
Featuring interviews with Haigh, DP Ula Pontikos, producer Tristan Goligher, and actors Cullen and New.
Interview
With Haigh on the film’s scenes sex scenes.
On-set video footage
Shot by New and others.
Two scenes
From Cullen and New’s audition.
Video essay
On the film’s set photographers, Oisin Share and Colin Quinn.
Cahuenga Blvd. (2003) and Five Miles Out (2009)
Two short films by Haigh.
Trailer
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