That Night in Varennes (1982)

Original title

La Nuit de Varennes

Directed by

Ettore Scola

Genre

drama film, historical film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

2h 24m

Rated

AL

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 72 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During the French Revolution, a group of notable historical figures including Casanova and Thomas Paine share a coach ride. They travel hours behind the fleeing king and queen, discussing politics and life along the way.

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What happens

That Night in Varennes (Italian: Il mondo nuovo; French: La Nuit de Varennes) is a 1982 French-Italian drama film directed by Ettore Scola. It is based on a novel by Catherine Rihoit. It tells the story of a fictional meeting among Restif de la Bretonne, Giacomo Casanova, Thomas Paine, and Sophie de la Borde (a lady-in-waiting to the queen). They all travel 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. The film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film by the U.S. National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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