One Hundred and One Nights (1995)
"Les cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma" (original title)

Monsieur Cinema, a hundred years old, lives alone in a large villa. His memories fade away, so he engages a young woman to tell him stories about all the movies ever made. Also a line of ... See full summary »

Director:

Agnès Varda

Writer:

Agnès Varda

Stars:

Michel Piccoli, Marcello Mastroianni, Henri Garcin

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michel Piccoli	...	Simon Cinéma
Marcello Mastroianni	...	L'ami italien / The Italian Friend
Henri Garcin	...	Firmin, le majordome / The butler
Julie Gayet	...	Camille Miralis
Mathieu Demy	...	Camille, dit Mica
Emmanuel Salinger	...	Vincent, revenant des Indes
Anouk Aimée	...	Anouk, en flash-back
Fanny Ardant	...	La star qui tourne la nuit
Jean-Paul Belmondo	...	Professeur Bébel
Romane Bohringer	...	La jeune fille en violet
Sandrine Bonnaire	...	La vagabonde métamorphosable
Jean-Claude Brialy	...	Le guide des Japonais
Patrick Bruel	...	Le premier orateur
Alain Delon	...	Alain Delon, en visite
Catherine Deneuve	...	La star-fantasme

Storyline

Monsieur Cinema, a hundred years old, lives alone in a large villa. His memories fade away, so he engages a young woman to tell him stories about all the movies ever made. Also a line of movie stars comes to visit him giving him back the pleasure of life - but amongst them there are also some young students only striving after his money for the realization of their film projects. The two stories - Monsieur Cinema's and the young people's life - are told in parallel until they come together in the end when the old man plays a role in the film made by the students.

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Plot Keywords:

cinema | student | old man | money | memory | 

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Genres:

Comedy | History | Romance

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Details

Country:

UK France

Language:

French

Release Date:

25 January 1995 (France)

Also Known As:

One Hundred and One Nights

Filming Locations:

France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ciné Tamaris, France 3 Cinéma, Recorded Picture Company (RPC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Features My Own Private Idaho (1991)

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Soundtracks

"Le Cine Va ... Le Cinema"
Composed and Performed by Gerard Presgurvic
Lyrics by Agnes Varda

User Reviews

An effervescent tribute to those who love movies and love the people who make them

If you love film, and especially if you love French films, this small gem of a movie will get under your skin delightfully. Agnes Varda has created an utterly engaging, witty, wry, self-deprecating and altogether irresistible tribute to the directors and stars of classic French cinema and some American ones as well. Varda manages to poke fun at all the ridiculous pretentiousness of movie-making while understanding all the reasons why we---audience and actors and filmmakers alike---still fall hopelessly, helplessly, and contentedly in love with the magic of moving pictures. See this movie on a warm summer night with someone you love and who also loves the movies...