The Long Weekend (O' Despair)
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The Long Weekend is a 1989 American drama film directed by Gregg Araki
. The film follows three couples, one gay, one lesbian and one heterosexual, spending a weekend together.
reviewer Vincent Canby
congratulated Araki for making an attractive-appearing film on a minuscule budget but found the film hard to watch. Faulting the film's "extremely self-conscious, neo-sitcom dialogue", Canby felt that Araki's ingenuity as a filmmaker was not matched by his talent.
The Long Weekend (O' Despair) won the 1989 Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Independent-Experimental Award.
Gregg Araki
Gregg Araki is an American independent filmmaker. He is involved in New Queer Cinema.-Early life:Araki was born in Los Angeles but grew up in Santa Barbara, California...
. The film follows three couples, one gay, one lesbian and one heterosexual, spending a weekend together.
Cast
- Bretton Vail as Michael
- Maureen Dondanville as Rachel
- Andrea Beane as Leah
- Nicole Dillenberg as Sara
- Marcus D'Amico as Greg
- Lance Woods as Alex
Reception
The New York TimesThe New York Times
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reviewer Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby was an American film critic who became the chief film critic for The New York Times in 1969 and reviewed more than 1000 films during his tenure there.-Life and career:...
congratulated Araki for making an attractive-appearing film on a minuscule budget but found the film hard to watch. Faulting the film's "extremely self-conscious, neo-sitcom dialogue", Canby felt that Araki's ingenuity as a filmmaker was not matched by his talent.
The Long Weekend (O' Despair) won the 1989 Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association was founded in 1975. Its main purpose is to present yearly awards to members of the film industry who have excelled in their fields. These awards are presented each January...
Independent-Experimental Award.
External links
- The Long Weekend O' Despair at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...