Nights and Weekends
2008 American film
- Joe Swanberg
- Greta Gerwig
- Joe Swanberg
- Greta Gerwig
- Greta Gerwig
- Anish Savjani
- Dia Sokol
- Joe Swanberg
- Greta Gerwig
- Joe Swanberg
- Alison Bagnall
- Elizabeth Donius
- Jay Duplass
- Kent Osborne
- Lynn Shelton
- Ellen Stagg
- Jesse Cilio
- Matthias Grunsky
- Benjamin Kasulke
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Release dates
- March 2008 (2008-03) (South by Southwest Film Festival)
- October 10, 2008 (2008-10-10) (United States)
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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.
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
The 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
- 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
The second half of the film was shot a year after the first half, mirroring the timeline of the story.[4][5]
Release
Critical reception
On 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.[6] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 59 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[7]
Accolades
Nights and Weekends producer Dia Sokol Savage was nominated for the Piaget Producers Award at the 25th Independent Spirit Awards.[8]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Official website
- Nights and Weekends at IMDb
- Nights and Weekends at AllMovie
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Works by Joe Swanberg
- Kissing on the Mouth (2005)
- LOL (2006)
- Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007)
- Nights and Weekends (2008)
- Alexander the Last (2009)
- Uncle Kent (2011)
- Silver Bullets (2011)
- Art History (2011)
- The Zone (2011)
- Autoerotic (2011)
- Caitlin Plays Herself (2011)
- V/H/S (segment "The Sick Thing That Happened to Emily When She Was Younger", 2012)
- All the Light in the Sky (2012)
- Drinking Buddies (2013)
- 24 Exposures (2013)
- Happy Christmas (2014)
- Digging for Fire (2015)
- Win It All (2017)
- Build the Wall (2020)
- Young American Bodies (2006–2009)
- Easy (2016–2019)
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