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The Passengers of the Night

Original title: Les passagers de la nuit
  • 20222022
  • 1h 51m
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7.0/10
1.9K
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The Passengers of the Night (2022)
Left by her husband, Elisabeth finds herself alone, responsible for the day-to-day care of her two children. She picks up a job on a night-time radio show, where she meets Talulah, a youngster she decides to take under her wing.
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Left by her husband, Elisabeth finds herself alone, responsible for the day-to-day care of her two children. She picks up a job on a night-time radio show, where she meets Talulah, a youngst... Read allLeft by her husband, Elisabeth finds herself alone, responsible for the day-to-day care of her two children. She picks up a job on a night-time radio show, where she meets Talulah, a youngster she decides to take under her wing.Left by her husband, Elisabeth finds herself alone, responsible for the day-to-day care of her two children. She picks up a job on a night-time radio show, where she meets Talulah, a youngster she decides to take under her wing.
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  • Director
    • Mikhaël Hers
  • Writers
    • Maud Ameline(screenplay)
    • Mariette Désert(screenplay)
    • Mikhaël Hers(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Charlotte Gainsbourg
    • Quito Rayon Richter
    • Noée Abita
  • Director
    • Mikhaël Hers
  • Writers
    • Maud Ameline(screenplay)
    • Mariette Désert(screenplay)
    • Mikhaël Hers(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Charlotte Gainsbourg
    • Quito Rayon Richter
    • Noée Abita
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    • 4User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 6 nominations

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    Charlotte Gainsbourg
    Charlotte Gainsbourg
    • Elisabeth Davies
    Quito Rayon Richter
    • Mathias Davies
    Noée Abita
    • Talulah
    Megan Northam
    • Judith Davies
    Thibault Vinçon
    Thibault Vinçon
    • Hugo
    Emmanuelle Béart
    Emmanuelle Béart
    • Vanda Dorval
    Laurent Poitrenaux
    • Manuel Agostini
    Didier Sandre
    • Jean
    • (as Didier Sandre de la Comédie Française)
    Lilith Grasmug
    Lilith Grasmug
    • Leïla
    Calixte Broisin-Doutaz
    • Carlos
    Eric Feldman
    • Domi
    Raphaël Thiéry
    • Francis
    Zoé Bruneau
    Zoé Bruneau
    • La prof d'histoire
    Mounir Margoum
    • Lounès
    Heza Botto
    • Collègue Matthias
    Jean-Pierre Petit
    • Le caissier cinéma
    Adrien Colliard
    • Gonzo
    Mohammed Sadi
    • Grand-oncle Leïla
    • Director
      • Mikhaël Hers
    • Writers
      • Maud Ameline(screenplay)
      • Mariette Désert(screenplay)
      • Mikhaël Hers(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Most of the action is located in the XVth arrondissement of Paris, in the Beaugrenelle neighborhood, which was built in the 70s.
    • Goofs
      Phone number told at the beginning is composed of 8 figures. At the time of the action, it was 7 figures in Paris area and 6 elsewhere in France. The new scheme went into force in 1985.
    • Connections
      Features Le Pont du Nord (1981)

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    7/10
    Life is life? Or?
    "Les Passagers de la Nuit", being Mikhaël Hers' fourth feature, premiered in the prestigious competition of the Berlin International Film Festival.

    The main point of the movie lies in Éric Rohmer's "Les Nuits de la Pleine Lune" referenced in the theater, that the free-spirited characters should not be criticized, but only to be observed, or possibly emphathised. Not only Hers praises the cinema through their character's words, he also tributes French cinema with the other references of Jacques Rivette's Le Pont du Nord (1981) and Claire Denis's Jacques Rivette le Veilleur (1990). The characters are unexpectedly mesmerized when they accidentally find themselves in a theater showing Les Nuits de la Pleine Lune instead of what they had planned to see.

    The movie does not have any political concern having shown François Mitterrand's election as the French President in 1981 or by the innocent political actions of Judith (the daughter of the house), rather it displays the optimist vibe of the French left-wing society at the time. But wait, what makes the director choice shifting its films between 8mm, 16mm and 35mm, using of the filters and including some footage back then? A simple yearning or his individual memories and experiences? Editing these grainy images together with the digital ones drifts the audience between an alienation effect or the overpraise of nostalgia.

    The biggest hit that keeps the movie worth seeing is the acting skills of the main characters. While the characters emotionally experience the existential pains of their own little worlds, they carefully avoid big words and it's us the audiance left with the choice to feel sympathy for them in this unpretentious melodrama. We very often see Elizabeth stuck in the framed big windows, in the radio building or in her home in the suburb of Paris. Also Talulah, who choose to live only in the present, has already attracted the audience with her free spirit.

    Yet we are left with only the anti-heroes who are the passengers of the nights in Paris in the end. Les Passagers de la Nuit is a production that cannot reach the level of the films it's refering to and cannot claim any further than being a modest or weak melodrama.
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    • Release date
      • May 4, 2022 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official site
      • Nord-Ouest Films
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 就在今夜
    • Filming locations
      • Tour Perspective - 27 Rue Robert de Flers, Paris 15, Paris, France(Davies' apartment tower)
    • Production companies
      • Nord-Ouest Films
      • Arte France Cinéma
      • Canal+
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,521,920
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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