Nights and Weekends

Nights and Weekends
Directed by Greta Gerwig
Joe Swanberg
Produced by Greta Gerwig
Anish Savjani
Dia Sokol
Joe Swanberg
Written by Greta Gerwig
Joe Swanberg
Starring Greta Gerwig
Joe Swanberg
Cinematography Matthias Grunsky
Benjamin Kasulke
Edited by Joe Swanberg
Distributed by IFC Films
Release dates
  • March 2008 (South by Southwest Film Festival)
  • October 10, 2008
Running time
 80 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $5,430

Nights and Weekends is a 2008 American mumblecore film directed by and starring Joe Swanberg and Greta Gerwig. The film follows a long-distance relationship and its aftermath.

It premiered at South by Southwest,[1] screened within such festivals as Maryland Film Festival, and was released theatrically in the United States on October 10, 2008.[2]

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.

Production

This second half of the film was shot a year after the first half, mirroring the timeline of the story.[3]

Cast

Awards

Nights and Weekends was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ Debruge, Peter (March 19, 2008). "SXSW Review: Nights and Weekends.". Variety. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  2. ↑ Cardace, Sara (October 10, 2008). "Mumblecore Muse Greta Gerwig on ‘Nights and Weekends’ and the Ugly Side of Movie Sex.". Retrieved August 1, 2010.
  3. ↑ Willmore, Alison (March 17, 2008). "SXSW 2008: "Nights and Weekends.". Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  4. ↑ IMDb Awards

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