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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 leave... read more read more...s 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, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 30 min.

Directed by: Claire Denis

Release Date: May 2, 2003

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DVD Release Date: November 11, 2003

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Lisa Kennedy
October 3, 2003
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post

Beautiful and moody, fiercely intelligent and astoundingly chilly. Full Review

Chris Vognar
October 2, 2003
Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News

Might make action fans pull their hair out. Full Review

Janice Page
August 1, 2003
Janice Page, Boston Globe

This one doesn't have the crackle of Denis's best efforts ... but it quietly rewards those who have enormous patience. Full Review

Michael Wilmington
July 19, 2003
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune

I didn't buy it for a minute, though I did enjoy it. Full Review

Stephanie Zacharek
June 25, 2003
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

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. Full Review

Megan Lehmann
June 20, 2003
Megan Lehmann, New York Post

If you give yourself over to it, this romantic tale of a liberating one-night stand proves oddly seductive and generates a warm afterglow.

Jack Mathews
June 20, 2003
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News

It is driven by the finely expressed -- if nearly mute -- performance of Lemercier. Full Review

Jan Stuart
June 19, 2003
Jan Stuart, Newsday

A poetic and resonant long night's journey into day. Full Review

Peter Travers
June 19, 2003
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

The gifted director Claire Denis ... turns it into a mesmerizing erotic odyssey.

Lisa Schwarzbaum
June 18, 2003
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

Ziplessness has rarely looked so inviting, nor have a couple of actors seemed so much like real people. Full Review

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