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That Night in Varennes

Original title: La nuit de Varennes
  • 19821982
  • RR
  • 2h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
2.3K
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That Night in Varennes (1982)
  • Drama
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During the French Revolution, a surprising company shares a coach, trying to catch up something - the time itself, perhaps.During the French Revolution, a surprising company shares a coach, trying to catch up something - the time itself, perhaps.During the French Revolution, a surprising company shares a coach, trying to catch up something - the time itself, perhaps.
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2.3K
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  • Director
    • Ettore Scola
  • Writers
    • Sergio Amidei(screenplay and dialogue)
    • Ettore Scola(screenplay and dialogue)
    • Catherine Rihoit(novel)
  • Stars
    • Jean-Louis Barrault
    • Marcello Mastroianni
    • Hanna Schygulla
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ettore Scola
  • Writers
    • Sergio Amidei(screenplay and dialogue)
    • Ettore Scola(screenplay and dialogue)
    • Catherine Rihoit(novel)
  • Stars
    • Jean-Louis Barrault
    • Marcello Mastroianni
    • Hanna Schygulla
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 22User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 16 nominations

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    That Night in Varennes (1982)
    That Night in Varennes (1982)
    That Night in Varennes (1982)
    Annie Belle in That Night in Varennes (1982)
    Marcello Mastroianni, Jean-Louis Barrault, Jean-Claude Brialy, and Hanna Schygulla in That Night in Varennes (1982)
    Laura Betti, Andréa Ferréol, and Hanna Schygulla in That Night in Varennes (1982)
    Laura Betti, Andréa Ferréol, and Hanna Schygulla in That Night in Varennes (1982)
    Marcello Mastroianni, Harvey Keitel, Jean-Louis Barrault, Laura Betti, Andréa Ferréol, and Hanna Schygulla in That Night in Varennes (1982)
    Jean-Louis Barrault, Laura Betti, and Hanna Schygulla in That Night in Varennes (1982)
    Hanna Schygulla and Michel Vitold in That Night in Varennes (1982)
    Marcello Mastroianni, Daniel Gélin, and Andréa Ferréol in That Night in Varennes (1982)

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    Jean-Louis Barrault
    Jean-Louis Barrault
    • Nicolas Edmé Restif de la Bretonne
    Marcello Mastroianni
    Marcello Mastroianni
    • Casanova - Chevalier de Seingalt
    Hanna Schygulla
    Hanna Schygulla
    • Countess Sophie de la Borde
    Harvey Keitel
    Harvey Keitel
    • Thomas Paine
    Jean-Claude Brialy
    Jean-Claude Brialy
    • Monsieur Jacob
    Andréa Ferréol
    Andréa Ferréol
    • Madame Adélaïde Gagnon
    Michel Vitold
    • De Florange
    Laura Betti
    Laura Betti
    • Virginia Capacelli
    Enzo Jannacci
    • Italian Clown
    Pierre Malet
    • Emile Delage - Student Revolutionary
    Daniel Gélin
    Daniel Gélin
    • De Wendel
    Hugues Quester
    Hugues Quester
    • Jean-Louis Romeuf
    Dora Doll
    Dora Doll
    • Nanette Precy
    Caterina Boratto
    Caterina Boratto
    • Madame Faustine
    Didi Perego
    • Madame Sauce
    Evelyne Dress
    • Agnès, Restif's daughter
    Aline Mess
    Aline Mess
    • Marie-Madeleine, Sophie's servant
    Patrick Osmond
    • Major of the National Guard
    • Director
      • Ettore Scola
    • Writers
      • Sergio Amidei(screenplay and dialogue)
      • Ettore Scola(screenplay and dialogue)
      • Catherine Rihoit(novel) (uncredited)
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    • Quotes

      Casanova: Place au Chevalier de Seingalt et à Monsieur de la Bretonne! Place au génie!

    • Alternate versions
      Original French-language version runs 150 minutes. The version released theatrically in the USA removes 17 minutes of footage.
    • Connections
      Featured in Marcello Mastroianni: I Remember (1997)

    User reviews22

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    Top review
    10/10
    Has gotten better in cold storage: now let it out!
    After having been annoyed by the candy cane music video of Coppola's "Marie Antoinette," I went in search of this film again. I had remembered liking "La Nuit de Varennes" when it came out, but 25 years later it looks much, much better.

    A hostile person once defined French film as people saying wounding things to each other for an hour and a half, then somebody dies of cancer or a gunshot. This film redeems the stereotype, as people say wounding things to each other for over two hours and nobody dies (on camera, anyway).

    Imagine "Stagecoach" with politics instead of Catholic redemption, then add a solid, witty script and great acting. Veterans Barrault and Mastroianni give canny, memorable performances and everybody else is just fine.

    If your model for the movies is the roller-coaster or the video game, you will scream in agony. If you would prefer not to be insulted, this film will be balm for the soul.

    Since the powers that be have decreed that this film shall fall between the cracks, it's worth a little research to find it on DVD. Google "That Night in Varennes" and check the first dozen results. It's the best we can do until the delinquent owners of the film come to their senses.
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    • Mar 18, 2007

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    • Release date
      • February 16, 1983 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Italy
    • Languages
      • French
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Flucht nach Varennes
    • Filming locations
      • Pont Saint-Michel, Paris 1, Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Opera Film Produzione
      • France 3
      • Gaumont
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 30 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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