"Weekends" was nominated for Best Animated Short, but like most of the time these days, this independent film lost out to a Disney or Pixar short (in this case, "Bao" by Pixar).
The story is told without words and a few times I felt confused as it wasn't always easy to tell what was happening (especially with the father at the end) and the film was incredibly somber...made more so by the lovely but depressing music by the French composer, Satie. The film consists of recollections by a child about being passed from parent to parent on weekends because of a divorce.
So is it any good? Well, I loved the hand-drawn animation....it was unique looking and very nice. As for the story, however, it just felt as if I needed more...more to understand what was occurring. It is not an easy film to love but it is well made.
The story is told without words and a few times I felt confused as it wasn't always easy to tell what was happening (especially with the father at the end) and the film was incredibly somber...made more so by the lovely but depressing music by the French composer, Satie. The film consists of recollections by a child about being passed from parent to parent on weekends because of a divorce.
So is it any good? Well, I loved the hand-drawn animation....it was unique looking and very nice. As for the story, however, it just felt as if I needed more...more to understand what was occurring. It is not an easy film to love but it is well made.