The Night of Varennes ( La nuit de Varennes )

The Night of Varennes (DVD) (*)

$25.99

Original Title: La nuit de Varennes
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival
David Donatello Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
147 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1982 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Ettore Scola

Written By:
Catherine Rihoit
Sergio Amidei

Actors:
Jean-Louis Trintignant ..... Monsieur Sauce
Michel Piccoli ..... King Louis XVI
Eléonore Hirt ..... Marie-Antoinette
Evelyne Dress ..... Agnès, Restif's daughter
Aline Mess ..... Marie-Madeleine, Sophie's servant
Patrick Osmond ..... Major of the National Guard
Jacques Peyrac ..... Postilion
Claude Legros ..... Sergeant at St. Menehould
Vernon Dobtcheff ..... Judge at the confiscation
Ugo Fangareggi ..... Soldier Bertrand
Yves Collignon ..... Drouet, the postmaster
Maurice Jacquemont ..... Innkeeper at Chaintrix
Agnès Nobecourt ..... Hubertine, Madame Faustine's daughter
Roger Trapp ..... Blacksmith at Meaux
Annie Belle ..... Prostitute with green stockings
Fausto Di Bella ..... Cook at Auberge du Soleil
Jacques Zanetti
Antonella Cancellieri
Robert Nogaret ..... Beggar at Chaintrix
Bruno Du Louvat
Noëlle Mesny
Jeanne Carré
Anne Tatu
Albert Michel
Enrico Bergier

Synopsis:

On 20 June 1791 the king and queen of France (Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette) tried to escape from Revolutionary Paris to join monarchist allies outside France, but were arrested in the town of Varennes. The incident inflamed popular distrust and hatred against the monarchy. Linked to this historical event the film imagines a group of travellers on the same road, including the American patriot Thomas Paine, the noted seducer Casanova, the French novelist Restif de La Bretonne, and one of the queen's ladies-in-waiting. They reflect various attitudes toward the momentous changes taking place around them.

This talky French costume drama chronicles the adventures of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette as they attempt to flee Paris during the 1791 revolution. While en route to Varennes, the couple encounter and have philosophical debates with a number of fascinating historical figures including Thomas Paine and Restif de la Bretonne.

In June of 1791, a group of passengers in a stagecoach find themselves caught up in the events of the French Revolution, when they find themselves in the city of Varennes when revolutionists arrest the fleeing King Louis.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 25 March, 2010.

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