Drama · United Kingdom · 1995 · 1h 30m

The Night and the Moment

La notte e il momento

Director

Cast

Willem Dafoe as Lo scrittore Lena Olin as La marchesa Miranda Richardson as Julie Carole Richert as Armande Jean-Claude Carrière as Il governatore Valentina Cervi as

Crew

Giuseppe Rotunno — Director of Photography Ruggero Mastroianni — Editor Ennio Morricone — Original Music Composer Anna Maria Tatò — Screenplay Jean-Claude Carrière — Screenplay Claude-Prosper de Jolyot Crebillon — Novel

Synopsis

The Night and the Moment is a 1995 erotic drama. A writer (Dafoe) is invited to the house of a noblewoman (Olin) who adores free-thinkers. He attempts to seduce her but she insists that he tell her of his past love exploits. While doing so, he takes her through his time in prison where he was unknowingly incarcerated in the cell beside hers.

Mood & Themes

woman director

Key Collaborators

Anna Maria Tatò Director Giuseppe Rotunno Director of Photography Ruggero Mastroianni Editor Ennio Morricone Original Music Composer Anna Maria Tatò Screenplay Jean-Claude Carrière Screenplay Claude-Prosper de Jolyot Crebillon Novel Pierre Novat Producer Boudjemaa Dahmane Producer François de Lamothe Production Design Arianna Attaom Production Design Richard Cunin Production Design

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