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Friday Night
Directed by
Claire Denis
Not Rated
2002
86m
Drama
,
Romance
6.6
79%
62%
6.0
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It's Friday night--she's moving in with her boyfriend tomorrow--so she goes out, but gets stuck in traffic--where she meets a handsome stranger.
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Cast of Friday Night
Valérie Lemercier
Laure
Vincent Lindon
Jean
Hélène Fillières
The Tired Woman
Hélène de Saint-Père
Marie
Grégoire Colin
Young Man in Parka
Florence Loiret Caille
Pinball Girl
Gilles D'Ambra
Husband of The Tired Woman
Micha Lescot
Receptionist
Gianfranco Poddighe
Hotel Manager
Nordine Barour
Server
Lionel Goldstein
Buyer
Didier Emile-Woldemard
Van Driver
Nicolas Struve
Man of the Collision
Jérôme Pouly
Second Man of the Collision
Nausicaa Meyer
Woman of the Collision
Claire Denis
Director / Screenplay
Emmanuèle Bernheim
Screenplay
Bruno Pésery
Producer
Katia Wyszkop
Production Design
Gérard Marcireau
Set Decoration
Friday Night Ratings & Reviews
Chicago Reader
J. R. Jones
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.
Denver Post
Lisa Kennedy
Beautiful and moody, fiercely intelligent and astoundingly chilly.
Dallas Morning News
Chris Vognar
Might make action fans pull their hair out.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
Friday Night never makes the leap from a little fantasy about sex with a stranger to a larger story about a woman settling down for life.
Seattle Times
Erik Lundegaard
Laure is uptight, slightly vacant, often confused. That the film becomes slightly surreal in the second half doesn't help.
Boston Globe
Janice Page
This one doesn't have the crackle of Denis's best efforts ... but it quietly rewards those who have enormous patience.
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
I didn't buy it for a minute, though I did enjoy it.
Salon.com
Stephanie Zacharek
This is a story about two lovers meeting improbably and fleetingly, but it's layered with strata of tenderness and deep bliss, as if a lifetime of connection could be packed into just one night.
New York Post
Megan Lehmann
If you give yourself over to it, this romantic tale of a liberating one-night stand proves oddly seductive and generates a warm afterglow.
New York Daily News
Jack Mathews
It is driven by the finely expressed -- if nearly mute -- performance of Lemercier.
Newsday
Jan Stuart
A poetic and resonant long night's journey into day.
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
The gifted director Claire Denis ... turns it into a mesmerizing erotic odyssey.
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Ziplessness has rarely looked so inviting, nor have a couple of actors seemed so much like real people.
Village Voice
J. Hoberman
Glamorously hyper-ordinary, Lemercier and Lindon make a pleasant pair of mature lovers.
San Francisco Chronicle
Carla Meyer
Even during long moments without dialogue, we never tire of watching these actors' finely calibrated performances.
Washington Post
Christina Talcott
This film is so understated and restrained that even the bedroom scenes seem detached.
Washington Post
Stephen Hunter
I'm not arguing that it's bad, only that it's French. Its virtues seem, uh, like some delicacy not really suited for the uneducated palate.
New York Times
Stephen Holden
Oddly gawky and tepid.
The Hollywood Reporter
Judith Prescott
Denis' skill lies in turning a potentially sordid tale of a one-night stand in a cheap hotel into a romantic tale of unexpected passion.
Slant Magazine
Ed Gonzalez
Friday Night is an evocation of one woman's uncertainties, flights of fancy and elusive joys.
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