Vivement dimanche! (Finally, Sunday)(Confidentially Yours) (1983)
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86% of critics liked it
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79% of users liked it
(1,594 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
- Rating, Runtime
- PG, 1 hr. 51 min.
- Directed By
- François Truffaut
- Written By
- François Truffaut, Charles Williams
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1983 Wide
- Studio
- Criterion Collection
Critic Reviews
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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 Ardantas Barbara Becker -
Jean-Louis Trintignantas Julien Vercel -
Jean-Pierre Kalfonas Jacques Massoulier
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Philippe Laudenbachas M. Clement -
Jean-Pierre Trintignant -
Caroline Siholas Marie-Christine Vercel
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