Every weekend, two couples meet in their adjacent country homes.

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Every weekend, two couples meet in their adjacent country homes in Normandy. But their friendly arrangement is destroyed when Jean abruptly leaves Christine, even as Sylvette and Ulrich look on. In the ensuing weeks, their previously peaceful existence is turned upside down. Christine goes back to being single, Jean brings his new girlfriend along and their friends try to find their place in the new constellation.

First seen in her debut film Petite chérie in 2000, confirmed by Riviera in 2005, Anne Villacèque’s talent for dissecting the human soul continues to be proved in this false comedy. There is much brilliance in this story about two couples, with a perfect performance by Karin Viard, irresistible as usual in many excellent scenes – the parking space, her dialogue with the bowl. But the film’s screenplay is shaky, relying a little too much on pseudo-charming narration that doesn’t really sell its quirky humor. Like so many others, Week-ends remains a minor film doesn’t make enough of an effort.