One of the world's most influential filmmakers and a leadign figure of the nouvelle vague movement of the 60's, jean luc godard's works have trnasformed the face of cinema. 'weekend' remains one of the most legendary, audacious and acclaimed films of his distinguished career. It follows a bickering, scheming, bourgeois couple who leave paris for the french countryside to claim an inheritance by nefarious means. Almost immediately, they become entangled in a cataclysmic traffic jam, which is just the beginning of a journey fraught with violent and dangerous encounters rape, murder, pillage and even cannibalism. Famed for its virtuoso cinematography including a stunning ten minute tracking shot godard's dystopian road movie is a ferocious attack on consumerism