Vivement dimanche! (Finally, Sunday)(Confidentially Yours) (1983)
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88% of critics liked it
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78% of users liked it
(1,628 ratings)
In this light, sometimes tongue-in-cheek mystery based on a Charles Williams thriller -- with snippets of Hitchcock, Kubrick, and even Victor Hugo -- director François Truffaut showcases one of his favorite actresses, Fanny Ardant, as an enterprising secretary in love with her boss but up against… More In this light, sometimes tongue-in-cheek mystery based on a Charles Williams thriller -- with snippets of Hitchcock, Kubrick, and even Victor Hugo -- director François Truffaut showcases one of his favorite actresses, Fanny Ardant, as an enterprising secretary in love with her boss but up against clearing him of murder. Julien Vercel (Jean-Louis Trintignant) is a real estate dealer accused of killing his wife and her lover. He hides in his office while his secretary, Barbara (Ardant), sets out to discover what really happened and why. When Barbara starts looking into the dark past of her boss' wife, she comes across illicit love affairs, a prostitution ring, and shady private detectives, until, finally, her suspicions turn toward Julien's lawyer himself. Tragically, Vivement Dimanche was to be Truffaut's last film; the great French director died of a cancerous brain tumor in 1984. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- François Truffaut
- Written By
- François Truffaut, Charles Williams
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1983 Wide
- Studio
- Criterion Collection
Critic Reviews
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Richard Brody, New Yorker
With the clack of spike heels on pavement and the shadow of bare legs through frosted glass, Truffaut evokes the spontaneous sexual spectacle of city life.
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Vincent Canby, New York Times
A bright, knowing, somewhat too affectionate variation on the sort of bloodless murder mysteries that were as much a staple of Hollywood production schedules in the 1930's and 40's as they were of the lending libraries of that era.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Never adds up to much of anything but is always entertaining.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
A tribute to American film noir.
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John A. Nesbit, Old School Reviews
Beyond his obsession for detail and natural cynicism, Truffaut is a true romantic
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Cast
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Fanny Ardant
as Barbara Becker
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Jean-Louis Trintignant
as Julien Vercel
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Philippe Laudenbach
as M. Clement
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Jean-Pierre Kalfon
as Jacques Massoulier
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Caroline Sihol
as Marie-Christine Vercel
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Philippe Morier-Genoud
as Superintendent Santelli
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Xavier Saint-Macary
as Bertrand Fabre photographer
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Anik Belaubre
as Cashier at the Eden
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Castel Casti
as Taxi Driver
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George Coulouris
as Lablache
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Josiane Couëdel
as M. Clement's Secretary
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Yan Dedet
as Angel face
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Nicole Félix
as Scarred Woman
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Pierre Gare
as Insp. Poivert
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Hilton McConnico
as Prostitute's Client
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Pascale Pellegrin
as Secretary
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Jean-Louis Richard
as Louison
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Roland Thénot
as Officer Jambrau
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Jacques Vidal
as The King
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Martine Barraqué-Curie
as Passerby with Newspaper
- Marie-Aimée Debril
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Jacques Gaillard
as Man on Bike
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Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko
as Rowdy Slav
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Thi Loan Nguyen
as Chinese Woman at Commissioners Office
- Jean-Pierre Trintignant
- Philippe Maurier-Genoud
- François Truffaut
