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Friday Night (2003)

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Reviews Counted:52

Fresh:42

Rotten:10

Average Rating:7/10

Consensus: A dreamy, visually poetic film.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:May 23, 2003 Limited

Synopsis: Claire Denis' FRIDAY NIGHT, a fantasy that follows a woman into a one-night stand, is an adaptation of the popular novel by Emmanuelle Bernheim who also cowrote the story with Denis. Dreamy and... Claire Denis' FRIDAY NIGHT, a fantasy that follows a woman into a one-night stand, is an adaptation of the popular novel by Emmanuelle Bernheim who also cowrote the story with Denis. Dreamy and confused, the film begins as Laure (Valerie Lemercier) is packing up her Paris apartment and preparing to move. The chaos of this situation leads directly into the next, as Laure gets in her car and begins to drive across town to a dinner party, only to become stuck in a massive traffic jam. As radio reports continue to stress the drastic and unbreakable gridlock that has Paris literally locked in the streets, a rainstorm blurs Laure's vision. Suddenly, a stranger (Vincent Lindon) approaches on foot, and she offers him a ride. But they're not going anywhere, just smoking, and sitting idle. Eventually Laure calls her friends and cancels on the dinner party, leaving her Friday night wide open to follow whatever path it may take. A master at building tension and suspense, Denis creates so much chemistry between Laure and her fantasy man that viewers may await a turn to violence or something shockingly unexpected. However, that nervous and mysterious feeling just builds as the ambiguous story of FRIDAY NIGHT continues and a seemingly banal situation--a traffic jam on a rainy Friday--becomes a magical adventure. [More]

Starring: Valerie Lemercier, Vincent Lindon

Starring: Valerie Lemercier, Vincent Lindon

Director: Claire Denis

Director: Claire Denis
Screenwriter: Claire Denis, Emmanuelle Bernheim
Producer: Bruno Pesery
Studio: Wellspring

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Emanuel Levy
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Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
10/19/04
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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a most rewarding cinematic journey

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Alternative | comment Comment
09/30/04
Jay Antani
Jay Antani
Los Angeles Alternative

There's something about Denis's filmmaking style that is deeply affecting.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
02/14/04
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
11/04/03
Boston Phoenix

an economically constructed road movie, beautiful to look at and full of minutely observed details

Full Review Source: Movie Gazette | comment Comment
10/28/03
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Movie Gazette

[Denis] creates so many dazzling little moments that she turns what might have been something slight and forgettable into something occasionally magical.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
10/17/03
Shawn Levy
Shawn Levy
Oregonian

The film's wonderful final scene is a generous pay-off.

Full Review Source: About.com | comment Comment
10/15/03
Jurgen Fauth
Jurgen Fauth
About.com

...if you go with the ebb and flow, Friday Night can be as intoxicating as a good cocktail.

Full Review Source: New Times | comment Comment
10/08/03
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

It will make you long for the weekend...a picture that seems to ramble its way through an essentially tepid little anecdote.

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10/05/03
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

Beautiful and moody, fiercely intelligent and astoundingly chilly.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
10/03/03
Lisa Kennedy
Lisa Kennedy
Denver Post
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I would not want to spend my Friday Night watching this Friday Night. It's bad enough to sit through it on Wednesday morning.

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10/03/03
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

Might make action fans pull their hair out.

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10/02/03
Chris Vognar
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Dallas Morning News
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10/01/03
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09/05/03
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Denis imbues the simple details of a one-night stand with powerful eroticism and humane understanding.

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08/29/03
Bob Strauss
Bob Strauss
Los Angeles Daily News

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.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
08/27/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
 
 
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