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Friday Night

Valérie Lemercier (Actor), Vincent Lindon (Actor), Claire Denis (Director) | Rated: NR (Not Rated) | Format: DVD
2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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Like the other films of French director Claire Denis, Friday Night exists in a realm of glances, skin, and dreams. Working with basic elements, Denis (whose previous films were the hypnotic Beau Travail and the scary Trouble Every Day) fashions an often-wordless liaison between a woman caught in a huge Paris traffic jam (there's a transportation strike going on) and the stranger she picks up in her car. Their brief encounter is the simplest of situations, but Denis grounds it in the exactly realized locations of their courtship: car interior, hotel room, late-night restaurant. And, of course, in the expressive faces of the two actors: Valerie Lemercier, best known for her comic roles, and Vincent Lindon (late of Chaos). The dreamlike rhythms of the piece will undoubtedly defeat some viewers, but if you give yourself over to the movie's spell, it will come alive. --Robert Horton

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Claire Denis’ visually stunning and sensual film explores a chance encounter between two strangers who meet in the middle of a transit strike and wind up changing their lives forever.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Pretty bad, Mar 27 2004
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This review is from: Friday Night (DVD)
Okay, I'm a big Claire Denis fan--the sublime "Chocolat," "Nenette and Boni," even "Beau Travail"--but this one is worse than pretty bad, really. It's downright awful. All, that is, but the stunning opening shot over the roofs of Paris.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Friday night becomes Sunday morning, Mar 7 2004
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John Lease (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Friday Night (VHS Tape)
If there is a way to make a traffic jam interesting this film has not found it. It is all I could do to remember the title of this pointless movie. I wanted to give it a second star because it wasn't half as 'bad' as it was dull, but I couldn't force myself to give this self-indulgent waste of time any compliments at all. I won't bother to try and describe the plot. There is none. NOTE: Watch out for French films that feel compelled to show the Eifel Tower, that is a bad sign. Here, it is the most interesting thing in the movie and we see it in the first minute.
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3.0 out of 5 stars denis' new tone-poem, Dec 30 2003
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Kristopher Kincaid (Vietnam) - See all my reviews
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I believe that Claire Denis is one of the few great directors working in Europe right now. Most of the greatest European filmmakers are past their prime or dead, and currently most of the world-class talents are located in Asia (Iran, Taiwan, Korea). Denis, one of the last hopes for French cinema, has made some brilliant films, but "Vendredi Soir" could be her weakest. All the stylistic traits that have served her so well in the past are there: the spare style, the moodiness, the soundtrack, the superb cinematography of Agnes Godard... and the editing in this film is particularly fine. Yet here all the stylistic excellence comes off as too little. The director describes it as an attempt to capture a moment, but the moment is relatively banal (a woman meets a man, they check into a hotel, make love and have pizza afterwards) and the whole attempt at spontaneity comes off as forced, despite the film's beautiful rhythm. Many have responded favorably to the film (one critic even calling it the most beautiful film ever made about two people) because, as I've mentioned, it has a lot going for it. It's just that unlike the director's best works, "Vendredi Soir" is unable to engage. It left me indifferent to the characters, the scenario, and whatever the director was trying to convey. The DVD transfer looks good, though, and adequately captures Godard and Denis' lovely vision of Paris at night. It's perhaps a little grainy, but I suspect Denis just likes the grainy look. The DVD also contains commentary by the director and the great critic Kent Jones - certainly a worthwhile perk if you're a fan of the director's work.
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