History ·Comedy ·Drama · France · 1982 · 2h 31m

That Night of Varennes

La Nuit de Varennes

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Director
Ettore Scola
Cast
Jean-Louis Barrault as Nicolas Edmé Restif de la Bretonne Marcello Mastroianni as Casanova, Chevalier de Seingalt Hanna Schygulla as Countess Sophie de la Borde Harvey Keitel as Thomas Paine Jean-Claude Brialy as Monsieur Jacob Andréa Ferréol as Madame Adélaïde Gagnon
Crew
Armando Nannuzzi — Director of Photography Raimondo Crociani — Editor Armando Trovajoli — Original Music Composer Sergio Amidei — Writer Ettore Scola — Writer Catherine Rihoit — Novel
Synopsis

During the French Revolution, a surprising company shares a coach, trying to catch up something - the time itself, perhaps.

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Mood & Themes
revolutionfrench revolutionroyal familystagecoach18th centurycostume dramaaristocracyescape attempt
Key Collaborators
Ettore Scola Director Armando Nannuzzi Director of Photography Raimondo Crociani Editor Armando Trovajoli Original Music Composer Sergio Amidei Writer Ettore Scola Writer Catherine Rihoit Novel Renzo Rossellini Producer Dante Ferretti Production Design Gabriella Pescucci Costume Design
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