Nights and Weekends
{{Infobox film
| name = Nights and Weekends
| image = Nights_and_weekends_poster.jpg
| director = {{Plainlist|
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| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Greta Gerwig
- Anish Savjani
- Dia Sokol
- Joe Swanberg
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| writer = {{Plainlist|
- Joe Swanberg
- Greta Gerwig
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| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Greta Gerwig
- Joe Swanberg
- Alison Bagnall
- Elizabeth Donius
- Jay Duplass
- Kent Osborne
- Lynn Shelton
- Ellen Stagg
- Jesse Cilio
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| cinematography = {{Plainlist|
- Matthias Grunsky
- Benjamin Kasulke
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| editing = Joe Swanberg
| studio = Film Science
| distributor = IFC Films
| released = {{Film date|2008|03||South by Southwest Film Festival|2008|10|10|United States}}
| runtime = 80 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $15,000
| gross = $5,430{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=nightsandweekends.htm |title=Nights and Weekends (2008)| website=Box Office Mojo |publisher=Amazon |accessdate=August 15, 2016}}
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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,{{cite news | last=Debruge | first=Peter | url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117936567/ | title=SXSW Review: Nights and Weekends. | date=March 19, 2008 | work=Variety | accessdate=February 24, 2011}} screened within such festivals as Maryland Film Festival, and was released theatrically in the United States on October 10, 2008.{{cite news |last=Cardace |first=Sara |date=October 10, 2008 |title=Mumblecore Muse Greta Gerwig on 'Nights and Weekends' and the Ugly Side of Movie Sex |work=New York |url=https://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/10/mumblecore_muse_greta_gerwig_o.html |accessdate=August 1, 2010}}
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.{{cite news |last=Willmore |first=Alison |date=March 17, 2008 |title=SXSW 2008: "Nights and Weekends. |work=IFC |url=http://www.ifc.com/blogs/indie-eye/2008/03/sxsw-2008-nights-and-weekends.php |accessdate=February 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926011719/http://www.ifc.com/fix/2008/03/sxsw-2008-nights-and-weekends |archive-date=September 26, 2012}}{{Cite web |last=O'Hehir |first=Andrew |date=October 11, 2008 |title=Don't call it mumblecore |url=https://www.salon.com/2008/10/11/nights_weekends/ |access-date=September 27, 2022 |website=Salon |language=en}}
Greta Gerwig described filming the nude love scenes as "kind of an awful experience".{{Cite web|last=Cardace |first=Sara |url=https://www.vulture.com/2008/10/mumblecore_muse_greta_gerwig_o.html|website=Vulture |publisher=New York|date= October 10, 2008 |access-date=28 May 2024|title=Mumblecore Muse Greta Gerwig on ‘Nights and Weekends’ and the Ugly Side of Movie Sex}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10009640_nights_and_weekends|title=Nights and Weekends (2008)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|accessdate=February 21, 2018}} 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".{{cite web|title=Nights and Weekends Reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/nights-and-weekends |work=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=February 21, 2018}}
= Accolades =
Nights and Weekends producer Dia Sokol Savage was nominated for the Piaget Producers Award at the 25th Independent Spirit Awards.{{cite news |last=Accomando |first=Beth |author-link=Beth Accomando |date=December 6, 2009 |title=Independent Spirit Award Nominations |work=kpbs.org |url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/2009/dec/06/spirit-award-nominations/ |accessdate=August 30, 2019}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://nightsandweekendsmovie.com/}}
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{{Greta Gerwig}}
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Category:American independent films
Category:2008 independent films
Category:Films directed by Joe Swanberg
Category:Films directed by Greta Gerwig
Category:Films with screenplays by Greta Gerwig