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  1. Eckerson Week 2: Jean Luc Goddard, Weekend

    January 19, 2014 by amandae@uoregon.edu

    I watched Weekend this weekend, and it was one of the more disturbing, brilliant, and strange films I’ve ever scene.  This scene, the infamous traffic scene is emblematic of the movie’s style.  For one, it goes on and on…and on. In terms of content, it’s probably the more benign example of the sort of social commentary that the film provides (most of it includes explicitly marred dead bodies, car crashes and sexual exploits) .  What I find remarkable about it is that the shot is one long continuous scene. For like, 7 minutes. It doesn’t appear to me that they once stop moving. I’m curious how many times they had to shoot it, as it is quite choreographed. I think it’s a brilliant example of the effect you get from using equipment like sliders (if they’re a mile long…).  The length and tediousness of it is also in direct contrast to the fast paced cinema we’ve come to expect, which enhances the uncomfortability of the scene, and the entire film, which I believe was Goddard’s intent.  This version is silent –there is mostly honking and yelling as sound.

     


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