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The Long Weekend (O' Despair)

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'The Long Weekend (O' Despair)' is a 1989 American drama film directed by Gregg Araki and starring Brett Vail. The film follows three couples, one gay, one lesbian and one heterosexual, spending a weekend together.

Cast



* Bretton Vail as Michael

* Maureen Dondanville as Rachel

* Andrea Beane as Leah

* Nicole Dillenberg as Sara

* Marcus D'Amico as Greg

* Lance Woods as Alex

Production



Araki shot 'The Long Weekend' in black and white on a budget of $5,000.

Reception



'The New York Times' reviewer Vincent Canby congratulated Araki for making an attractive-appearing film on a minuscule budget but found the film hard to watch. Faulting the film's "extremely self-conscious, neo-sitcom dialogue", Canby felt that Araki's ingenuity as a filmmaker was not matched by his talent.

'The Long Weekend (O' Despair)' won the 1989 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Independent-Experimental Award.

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