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A housewife runs away from her life—no crash, no scandal, just quiet, electric rebellion.
TMDB
20
IMDb
61

Nice Weekend (2006)

midlife awakeningSwiss precision, messy feelingsfound family

Overview

Drama

Housewife Therese Karlen has been suffering from insomnia for some time. Overwhelmed by her husband and children, she sets off with pensioner Liselott on a journey of self-discovery to the Bernese Oberland.

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Content warning
woman directorskinny dipping

Standout Aspects

Direction

Volpe's restraint lets silence scream

Cinematography

Bernese Oberland as character, not backdrop

Best for:Solo: Sunday morning, coffee, zero interruptions·Date Night: If your partner gets 'unlikable' women protagonists
Petra Biondina Volpe

Director

Petra Biondina Volpe

ReleasedJan 15, 2006
Runtime1h 22m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitylow
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
SWR
SRF

Top Cast

Heidi Diggelmann

Heidi Diggelmann

Liselotte

Judith Hofmann

Judith Hofmann

Therese

Hanna Scheuring

Hanna Scheuring

Moni Wüst

Manuela Biedermann

Manuela Biedermann

Heidi Lüscher

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Cultural

Swiss cinema rarely centers middle-aged women's interiority; Volpe's debut helped crack that glacier.

Trivia

The 'Nice' in the title is a cruel irony—Therese's weekend is anything but, and that's deliberate.

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