The Night of the Visitor (1990)

Directed by

Laurent Gagliardi

Country

Canada

Runtime

13 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film takes place in a small apartment building on one night. Residents deal with their own personal problems while a young man knocks at the front door asking to be let in.

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What happens

The Night of the Visitor (French: La nuit du visiteur) is a Canadian drama short film, directed by Laurent Gagliardi and released in 1990. The film centres on the residents of a small apartment building, depicting their own personal dramas on the night that a young man is knocking at the front door asking to be let in the building. The film's cast includes Daniel Brière, Monique Chabot, Hugolin Chevrette-Landesque, Macha Grenon, Luce Guilbeault, Maka Kotto, Roger Léger, Claude Prégent and Mirella Tomassini. The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 12th Genie Awards in 1991. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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