Le Week-End

"A wistful awards hopeful like Philomena, this drifty comedy-drama from Notting Hill's Roger Michell has a spring in its step, but grey in its beard. Excellent as always, veteran charmers Jim Broadbent and Lyndsay Duncan play squabbling couple Nick and Meg, pensionable marrieds who huff and puff a picaresque path around Paris in the hope of rekindling their romance."

"Bittersweet, charming yet often very thorny."

"The result? An accomplished, bittersweet drama that's more bitter than sweet."

"It’s lightly played, often very funny and shot all over Paris with energy and wit, and boosted by superb, inquiring turns from Broadbent and Duncan."

"For all its flaws - in fact, perhaps because of them - Le Week-End is a work borne from, and provoking, real feeling."

"The black humour here is strangely reassuring. And the cultural nostalgia, with nods to Bob Dylan and in particular Jean-Luc Godard, allows for a pleasing, if slight, conclusion."

"A finely matched Jim Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan explore the wrinkles of marriage with humor and honesty."

"Writer / director team Kureishi and Michell add to their partnership with an insightful look at life-long commitment."