Vendredi soir

Vendredi soir (Friday Night) is a 2002 drama film directed by Claire Denis. The screenplay was written by Claire Denis and Emmanuèle Bernheim, based upon Bernheim's novel of the same name. The film premiered at the 2002 Venice Film Festival.

Vendredi soir
Directed byClaire Denis
Produced byBruno Pésery
Written byClaire Denis
Emmanuèle Bernheim
StarringValérie Lemercier
Vincent Lindon
Music byDickon Hinchliffe
CinematographyAgnès Godard
Edited byNelly Quettier
Release date
  • 11 September 2002 (2002-09-11)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$156,918

Plot

The night before moving in with her boyfriend, Laure goes to visit some friends and becomes stuck in traffic due to a Paris transit strike. Inspired by a radio news bulletin which encouraged drivers to car pool and offer rides to strangers, she decides to give a ride to a strange man named Jean she spots in the street and is immediately attracted to him. After cancelling on her friend, the two go for a pizza and then spend the night together in a hotel.

Cast

  • Valérie Lemercier as Laure
  • Vincent Lindon as Jean
  • Hélène de Saint-Père as Marie
  • Hélène Fillières as The tired woman
  • Florence Loiret Caille as The pinball girl (billed as Florence Loiret-Caille)
  • Gregory Colin as The young man in parka
  • Gilles D'Ambra as Husband of the tired woman
  • Micha Lescot as The receptionist
  • Gianfranco Poddighe as The hotel manager
  • Nordine Barour as The server
  • Lionel Goldstein as The buyer
  • Didier Woldemard as The driver of the van
  • Nicolas Struve as The man of the hanging
  • Jérôme Pouly as The second man of the hanging
  • Nausicaa Meyer as The woman of the hanging


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