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The Night of Varennes is a french film of genre Drama directed by Ettore Scola released in USA on 16 february 1983 with Jean-Louis Barrault

The Night of Varennes (1982)

La Nuit de Varennes

The Night of Varennes
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Released in USA 16 february 1983
Directed by
OriginFrance
Genres Drama,    Historical
Rating71% 3.59323.59323.59323.59323.5932

That Night in Varennes (Italian: Il mondo nuovo; French: La Nuit de Varennes) is a 1982 Italian and French drama film directed by Ettore Scola. It is based on a novel by Catherine Rihoit. It tells the story of a fictional meeting between Restif de la Bretonne, Giacomo Casanova, Thomas Paine and Sophie de la Borde (a lady in waiting to the Queen). They are all traveling together in a coach that is a few hours behind the one that is carrying King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in their flight to Varennes during the French Revolution.

The film was entered into the 1982 Cannes Film Festival.

Synopsis

À Paris, en juin 1791, l’écrivain libertin Restif de La Bretonne est le témoin du départ, en pleine nuit et depuis le Palais Royal, d’un mystérieux carrosse. Intrigué, Restif se lance à sa poursuite en compagnie de Giacomo Casanova. Il découvre bientôt que ce carrosse tente d’en rejoindre un autre parti plus tôt et dont les occupants ne sont rien de moins que les membres de la famille royale…

Actors

Jean-Louis Barrault

(Nicolas Edmé Restif de la Bretonne)
Marcello Mastroianni

(Casanova, Chevalier de Seingalt)
Hanna Schygulla

(Countess Sophie de la Borde)
Harvey Keitel

(Thomas Paine)
Jean-Claude Brialy

(Monsieur Jacob)
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