Vendredi soir

"This could be any evening in any place."

Sep 11 2002 Unrated 1h 30m
Drama, Romance

Paris, 1995. Laure is about to meet friends for dinner. But on her way out, she discovers that the entire city is stalled by a massive transit strike. When she offers a handsome stranger a ride, Laure takes a highly charged, impossibly erotic detour.

Plot

Having packed up her possessions to move in with her lover, Laure is more unsettled than she appears. Needing to get out and have a change of scenery, she jumps in her car to go to have dinner with friends--only to become stuck in a terrible traffic jam. Laure completely forgot about the mass transit strike that has thrown the city into chaos. But Laure feels good in her car, the only place she has for herself right now. As she takes in the sights and sounds around her--the blare of horns and arguments, the shimmer of lights and camaraderie--Laure notices a calm and self-assured stranger, Jean, approach her car. Soon thereafter, she opens her car door door to the man who--that night--will change her life.

Written by

Emmanuèle Bernheim, Claire Denis

Directed by

Claire Denis

Production Countries

France

Production Companies

France Télévision Images

Languages

Français

Awards

1 win & 3 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
2,191
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
69
Popularity
NA