Friday Night (2003)
80%RT Audience Score:
Awards & Nominations: NA
Friday Night, directed by Claire Denis, is a film that delicately balances the line between intimacy and strangeness. The numerous ancillary characters are so closely observed that even those without speaking parts register as people, adding to the film’s moody and beautiful atmosphere. While some critics may find the film’s slightness to be a provocation, it is a rewarding cinematic journey for those who have the patience to appreciate the subtle and sensual romantic drama. However, for those action fans who crave big moments, they may find themselves pulling their hair out in frustration. Overall, Friday Night is fiercely intelligent and astoundingly chilly, but it quietly rewards those who are willing to take the time to appreciate its small moments.
Friday Night is a movie that will make you feel like you’re in a dream. It’s moody, beautiful, and a little bit surreal. Some people might find it slow, but if you have patience, you’ll be rewarded with a story that’s all about the small moments in life. And hey, if you get bored, you can always long for traffic like that one critic did.
Production Company(ies)
Marvel Studios, Walt Disney Pictures, Moving Pictures, Company,
Distributor
Wellspring Cinema
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
TV-14
Year of Release
2003
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:1.78 : 1
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Runtime:1h 30m
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Language(s):
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jun 20, 2003 Wide
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Valérie Lemercier, Vincent Lindon, Hélène de Saint-Père, Hélène Fillières, Florence Loiret-Caille, Grégoire Colin, directed by Claire Denis, written by Emmanuèle Bernheim, produced by Bruno Pèsery, drama, French (Canada), $156.9K box office, 1h 30m runtime, Wellspring Cinema distributor, surround sound mix, reviewed by J R Jones, Lisa Kennedy, Chris Vognar, Marjorie Baumgarten, Erik Lundegaard, Janice Page, Jas Keimig, David Walsh, Emanuel Levy, James Verniere, visually poetic, dreamy, moody, intelligent, chilly, surreal, intimate, subtle, sensual
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Budget and Earnings Details
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Vincent Lindon – Jean
Hélène de Saint-Père – Marie
Hélène Fillières – La femme fatiguée
Florence Loiret-Caille – La jeune fille du flipper
Grégoire Colin – Le jeune homme en parka
Director(s)
Claire Denis
Writer(s)
Emmanuèle Bernheim, Emmanuèle Bernheim, Claire Denis
Producer(s)
Bruno Pèsery
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (58) | Top Critics (23) | Fresh (46) | Rotten (12)
Its numerous ancillary characters are so closely observed that even those without speaking parts register as people, in a manner that blurs the line between strangeness and intimacy.
July 2, 2022
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Beautiful and moody, fiercely intelligent and astoundingly chilly.
October 3, 2003 | Rating: 2/4
Lisa Kennedy
Denver Post
TOP CRITIC
Might make action fans pull their hair out.
October 2, 2003 | Rating: B+
Chris Vognar
Dallas Morning News
TOP CRITIC
Friday Night never makes the leap from a little fantasy about sex with a stranger to a larger story about a woman settling down for life.
August 27, 2003 | Rating: 2.5/5
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
Laure is uptight, slightly vacant, often confused. That the film becomes slightly surreal in the second half doesn’t help.
August 8, 2003 | Rating: 2/4
Erik Lundegaard
Seattle Times
TOP CRITIC
This one doesn’t have the crackle of Denis’s best efforts … but it quietly rewards those who have enormous patience.
August 1, 2003 | Rating: 2.5/4
Janice Page
Boston Globe
TOP CRITIC
I’ve never longed for traffic as I did after this film.
December 8, 2021
Jas Keimig
The Stranger (Seattle, WA)
The slightness of the piece is meant as something of a provocation: “This is life, it’s found in small moments, not big moments.” Fine, but then one ought not feel obliged to have a big response either.
February 16, 2021
David Walsh
World Socialist Web Site
I find this romantic drama by director Claire Denis subtle and somewhat sensual. [Full review in Spanish]
July 17, 2020 | Rating: 7/10
Yasser Medina
Cinemaficionados
October 13, 2005 | Rating: 4/5
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
July 16, 2005 | Rating: 2/4
James Verniere
Boston Herald
a most rewarding cinematic journey
September 30, 2004 | Rating: 4.5/5
Jay Antani
Los Angeles Alternative…
Plot
In the small town of Dillon, Texas, one night matters: Friday Night. Eric Taylor has recently been hired as the head football coach for the Dillon High School Panthers, the town’s pride and joy. Friday Night Lights displays the stress that the town gives the high school players to win, and the hope that the team gives to a small town, and how a team has its low points, its high points, and how they come together as a team on their way to victory.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Valérie Lemercier plays the lead role of Laure in Friday Night.
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