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Valérie Lemercier,
Valérie Lemercier,
Vincent Lindon,
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Claire Denis,
Claire Denis
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: Not Rated
: Wellspring Media
: Drama, Foreign, Romance, France, Erotica
: 90 min.
: French
: English
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Paris resident Laure (Valerie Lemercier) has just finished packing her belongings in preparation for moving in with her lover, though she is oblivious to her apparent jitters at doing so. As she leaves her apartment for the night to join a pair of friends for dinner, Laure gets held up in traffic, due to a crippling public transportation strike. As she waits in her car, she finds a sense of serenity in the midst of all the chaos and begins to watch a number of people as they work their way through the congestion. One man in particular attracts her attention, as he also seems to be calmly regarding the traffic jam and its participants. The man, Jean (Vincent Lindon), gets into Laure's car and transports her down a number of side streets and away from all the confusion -- as both the strangers begin to feel an attraction toward one another. Director Claire Denis' Vendredi Soir was selected to compete in a number of film festivals in 2002, including the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival. ~ Ryan Shriver, All Movie Guide
Special Features: - Commentary with Claire Denis and Film Critic Kent Jones
- Filmographies
Claire Denis is a sensational filmmaker," J. Hoberman wrote a few years ago. And immediately added, "with all that implies." Craig Phillips concurs. Introducing GreenCine's conversation with Denis, he says of her film Friday Night, "It's the feel, the mood, the music, the hauntingly photographed images that draw you in - but it's the playfulness at work that really enchants." Full article >>
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