Weekend [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

Director: Andrew Haigh Andrew Haigh

Overview

"Two men wonder if they've found love or just had a drunken hookup in this drama from British director Andrew Haigh. Russell (Tom Cullen) is gay, but most of his friends are straight, and after a long night of boozing with his pals, he stops by a gay club on his way home and picks up Glen (Chris New). The next morning, Glen explains that he's an artist, and begins interviewing Russell about their night together for an installation project he has in the works. Alcohol has made Russell's memory of the previous evening a bit fuzzy, but just as importantly, he's not as comfortable as Glen when it comes to opening up about his sexuality or his personal thoughts. Glen, on the other hand, is willing to share, but there isn't always a lot of depth in his exchange of ideas. Over the course of the next two days, Russell and Glen spend a lot of time talking, exploring the city, and exploring one another, but neither is sure if they're at the start of a new relationship or just avoiding the end of a one-night stand, especially after Glen mentions he's planning to move to the United States soon. Weekend won the Audience Award in the Emerging Visions program at the 2011 South by Southwest Film Festival."

Product Details

Release Date:	08/21/2012
UPC:	0715515097710
Original Release:	2011
Rating:	NR
Source:	Criterion Collection
Region Code:	1
Language:	English
Time:	1:37:00
Sales rank:	10,517

Special Features

New Program featuring Interviews with Haigh, Pontikos, Producer Tristan Goligher, and actors Tom Cullen and Chris New; New Interview with Haigh on the film's sex scenes; On-set video footage shot by New and others; Two scenes from Cullen and New's audition; Video essay on the film's set photographers, Oisín Share and Colin Quinn; Cahuenga Blvd (2003); and Five Miles Out (2009), two short films by Haigh; Trailer; ; Plus: a booklet featuring an essay by film critic Dennis Lim

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Tom Cullen	Russell
Chris New	Glen
Jonathan Race	Jamie
Laura Freeman	Jill
Johnny Wright	Johnny
Loretto Murray	Cathy,Cathy
Sarah Churm	Helen
Vauxhall Jermaine	Damien
Joe Doherty	Justin
Kieran Hardcastle	Sam
Mark Devenport	Man in Bar
Julius Metson Scott	Paul
Martin Arrowsmith	Martin
James Edward Barker	Composer

Technical Credits

Andrew Haigh

Andrew Haigh	Director,Screenwriter
Tristan Goligher	Producer
Anna Seifert-Speck	Executive Producer
Suzanne Alizart	Executive Producer
Yuen-Wai Liu	Production Manager
Tim Barker	Sound Mixer,Sound/Sound Designer
Claire Mundell	Producer
Grant Bridgeman	Sound Effects
Steve Cookman	Sound Effects
Kahleen Crawford	Casting