The Long Weekend (o' despair)
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Gregg Araki
Bretton Vail
Maureen Bondanvile
Andrea Beane
Nicole Dillenberg
Marcus D'amico
Film Details
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Synopsis
When Rachel, a lesbian, and Sara, a hetereosexual, decide to visit their gay friend in LA for a weekend, bringing their new lovers along with them, a college reunion of sorts takes place. All three couples gripe about their mutual boredom, lack of direction, and infidelities, embodying the existentialist, dead-end feeling of a generation.
Director
Gregg Araki
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Miscellaneous Notes
Named Best Independent Feature of 1989 by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
Released in Germany October 18, 1990
Released in United States May 17, 1991
Released in United States Spring May 17, 1991
A sequel to Gregg Araki's "Three Bewildered People in the Night" (USA/87).
Shown at 1991 Biennial Exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City April 25-26 & May 21-22, 1991.
Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (International Gala Premieres) April 13-27, 1989.
Shown at Anthology Film Archives, New York City June 21-July 1, 1990.
Shown at Asian American International Film Festival New York, New York July 30, 1989.
Shown at Houston International Film Festival April 22, 1989.
Shown at Independent Feature Project (IFP), New York City October 1988.
Shown at Munich Film Festival June 23-July 1, 1990.
16mm
b&w
Released in United States May 17, 1991 (AFI/Laemmle Independent Showcase; Los Angeles)
Released in United States Spring May 17, 1991
Released in Germany October 18, 1990
