Week-ends (2014)

"Week-ends" is a French drama built around the slow-burn tension of adult relationships. It's the sort of low-key character study that lets its cast breathe. Karin Viard carries much of that weight here. She plays a woman whose emotional unraveling doesn't stay tidy or off-screen. The page holds 2 scenes from the film, both catching her in unguarded, explicit territory. It's a small but telling collection. It's the kind of raw, bared performance that longtime fans of French cinema and of Viard herself will want to seek out.