The Night Clerk (2011)
"Avant l'aube" (original title)

Frederic is a young man in social rehabilitation. He has just found a night internship, in an isolated hotel in the mountains when, one evening, he sees his boss, Jacques, together with ... See full summary »

Director:

Raphaël Jacoulot

Writers:

Lise Macheboeuf (scenario), Raphaël Jacoulot (scenario)

Stars:

Jean-Pierre Bacri, Vincent Rottiers, Ludmila Mikaël

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean-Pierre Bacri	...	Jacques Couvreur
Vincent Rottiers	...	Frédéric Boissier
Ludmila Mikaël	...	Michèle Couvreur
Sylvie Testud	...	L'inspectrice de police Sylvie Poncet
Céline Sallette	...	Julie Couvreur
François Perrot	...	Paul Couvreur
Xavier Robic	...	Arnaud Couvreur
India Hair	...	Maud
Pierre-Félix Gravière	...	Olivier
Marc Brunet	...	Le capitaine de gendarmerie Barthod
Nicolas Jouhet	...	Henri
Marc Saez	...	Raphaël Cassany
Philippe Vendan-Borin	...	L'assistant de Sylvie
Priscilla Attal-Sfez	...	Sandrine (as Priscilla Attal)
Patrick Hastert	...	Jacky

Storyline

Frederic is a young man in social rehabilitation. He has just found a night internship, in an isolated hotel in the mountains when, one evening, he sees his boss, Jacques, together with this son, hiding a car in the parking lot. The day after, he learns that one of the clients left the hotel without notice...

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Plot Keywords:

hotel | rehabilitation | mountain | female police officer | knife attack | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France Luxembourg

Language:

French

Release Date:

2 March 2011 (France)

Also Known As:

The Night Clerk

Filming Locations:

Andorra la Vella, Andorra

Box Office

Budget:

€4,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mon Voisin Productions, Iris Productions, TF1 Droits Audiovisuels

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

French visa # 119343

User Reviews

Interesting psychological drama

Gloom atmosphere of the October - period in a holiday resort in the Pyrenees. The setting reminds of an Hitchcock film, the tension, the characters, the closed environment, alas not the film direction. The objects and evidences of the culprit do not play the role they could in building up the suspense, there is no follow up. I found that the whole story and suspense lands flat on its nose. Good acting from most of the cast, and especially from the second roles. The hotel does not look real for one moment, with real customers, that is a pity.

Good scenario and story, lacking somehow inspiration. Worth seeing in spite of its dull moments.