| Vendredi soir | |
| Director: | Claire Denis |
| Producer: | Bruno Pésery |
| Starring: | Valérie Lemercier Vincent Lindon |
| Music: | Dickon Hinchliffe |
| Cinematography: | Agnès Godard |
| Editing: | Nelly Quettier |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
| Gross: | $156,918 |
Vendredi soir (Friday Night) is a 2002 drama film directed by Claire Denis. The screenplay was written by Claire Denis and Emmanuèle Bernheim, based upon Bernheim's novel of the same name. The film premiered at the 2002 Venice Film Festival.
The night before moving in with her boyfriend, Laure goes to visit some friends and becomes stuck in traffic due to a Paris transit strike. Inspired by a radio news bulletin which encouraged drivers to car pool and offer rides to strangers, she decides to give a ride to a strange man named Jean she spots in the street and is immediately attracted to him. After cancelling on her friend, the two go for a pizza and then spend the night together in a hotel.