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Friday Night

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A woman (Valérie Lemercier) picks up a stranger (Vincent Lindon) and sleeps with him the night before she is to move in with her current lover.
Friday Night

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Critics Consensus

A dreamy, visually poetic film.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader 07/02/2022
Its numerous ancillary characters are so closely observed that even those without speaking parts register as people, in a manner that blurs the line between strangeness and intimacy. Go to Full Review
Lisa Kennedy Denver Post 10/03/2003
2/4
Beautiful and moody, fiercely intelligent and astoundingly chilly. Go to Full Review
Chris Vognar Dallas Morning News 10/02/2003
B+
Might make action fans pull their hair out. Go to Full Review
Jas Keimig The Stranger (Seattle, WA) 12/08/2021
I've never longed for traffic as I did after this film. Go to Full Review
David Walsh World Socialist Web Site 02/16/2021
The slightness of the piece is meant as something of a provocation: "This is life, it's found in small moments, not big moments." Fine, but then one ought not feel obliged to have a big response either. Go to Full Review
Yasser Medina Cinefilia 07/17/2020
7/10
I find this romantic drama by director Claire Denis subtle and somewhat sensual. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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02/28/2014 This is an unconventional movie in a sense that it doesn't rely on a structure an average moviegoer would expect. It features little dialogue and minimalistic plot, and relies on visuals and emotions to convey the story. See more 01/03/2014 This unusual romance is beautifully shot & brilliantly directed by one of the most talented female film maker in France. The screen couple has a great alchemy. See more 02/03/2013 Claire Denis was clearly inspired by the Nouvelle Vague in her directing (something that she took from Wim Wenders). A lot of close ups to bring the sensorial intensity. In a very confined time lapse, a one night stand, several steps from a full relationship are put through (first date,sexual exaltation, happiness, possessiveness/jealousy, forgiveness, detachment and break up). I liked the really dark bestial environment of the street night. It's a like it or hate it flick. Not a must but a should see. P.S: Best performance from Valerie Lemercier in my opinion, (for once she was not trying to be funny). See more 01/24/2011 Our live is not only talks, how most other directors think. Mostly because it's much harder explain with only details, images, light, motion, silence - thing wich takes 95% of our live. And this is great example how it can be done. See more 01/06/2011 (***): Thumbs Up An interesting film. See more 11/21/2010 A silent movie that is interspersed with bursts of dialogue, and a long and langurous love scene. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A woman (Valérie Lemercier) picks up a stranger (Vincent Lindon) and sleeps with him the night before she is to move in with her current lover.
Director
Claire Denis
Producer
Bruno Pèsery
Screenwriter
Emmanuèle Bernheim, Emmanuèle Bernheim, Claire Denis
Distributor
Wellspring Cinema
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 20, 2003, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA)
$156.9K
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Surround