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Arena Films

Friday Night

2002 86 min French NR

“This could be any evening in any place.”

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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Cast

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Claire Denis Director · Emmanuèle Bernheim Screenplay

United States release May 23, 2003 · Produced in France · Production France 2 Cinéma, France Télévision Images

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Arena Films

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France 2 Cinéma

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Original title

Vendredi soir

Original language

French

Spoken on screen

French

Release dates

Italy · August 31, 2002

Premiere · Venice Film Festival

France · September 11, 2002

Theatrical

United States · May 23, 2003

Limited theatrical

United States · November 11, 2003

Physical · DVD

United States

October 11, 2002 · Premiere · New York Film Festival

Belgium

November 20, 2002 · Theatrical

Canada

September 13, 2002 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival

Ireland

August 22, 2003 · Theatrical

Netherlands

January 24, 2003 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam

Slovenia

March 3, 2004 · Theatrical

Switzerland

September 11, 2002 · Theatrical

United Kingdom

August 22, 2003 · Theatrical

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