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Friday Night

2002 · 86 min

A hushed, sensual drift through a city at night, all glances and atmosphere rather than plot.

Directed by
Claire Denis
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Valérie Lemercier, Vincent Lindon, Hélène Fillières
Tagline
This could be any evening in any place.
Overview
The night before she is to move in with her boyfriend, a young Parisian woman picks up a male hitchhiker, leading to a highly charged and impossibly erotic detour.

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Directed by
Claire Denis
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Valérie Lemercier, Vincent Lindon, Hélène Fillières
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • identity
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex strong
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance8
    Tension4
    Darkness2
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, romance
    Directed by
    Claire Denis
    Written by
    Emmanuèle Bernheim, Claire Denis
    Starring
    Valérie Lemercier, Vincent Lindon, Hélène Fillières, Hélène de Saint-Père, Grégoire Colin, Florence Loiret Caille, Gilles D'Ambra, Micha Lescot
    Music
    Dickon Hinchliffe
    Cinematography
    Agnès Godard
    Runtime
    86 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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