The night in Varennes
( Il mondo nuovo )
Release date
1982
Period Drama .
150 min
A night in June 1791, the libertine writer, Restif de la Bretonne, decides to follow a mysterious carriage as it discreetly leaves the Royal Palace. From one way station to the next, the passengers of the stage coach have time to become acquainted as they talk of life, love, politics and the revolution... They soon learn that the royal family is fleeing Paris and heading for Varennes where the passengers witness their arrest. A landmark night in the history of France.
A film by
Ettore SCOLA
With
Jean-Louis BARRAULT, Marcello MASTROIANNI, Hanna SCHYGULLA, Harvey KEITEL, Jean-Claude BRIALY, Daniel GÉLIN, Andréa FERRÉOL, Michel VITOLD, Laura BETTI, Enzo JANNACCI, Pierre MALET, Hugues QUESTER, Dora DOLL, Caterina BORATTO, Didi PEREGO, Evelyne DRESS, Aline MESSE, Patrick OSMOND, Jacques PEYRAC, Claude LE GROS, Vernon DOBTCHEFF, Ugo FANGAREGGI, Yves COLLIGNON, Agnès NOBECOURT, Maurice JACQUEMONT, Roger TRAPP, Annie BELL, Fausto DI BELLA, Jacques ZANETTI, Antonella CANCELLIERI, Robert NOGARET, Bruno DU LOUVAT, Noëlle MESNY, Jeanne CARRÉ, Jeanne TATU, ALBERT-MICHEL, Enrico BERGIER, Michel PICCOLI, Eléonore HIRT, Jean-Louis TRINTIGNANT
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scriptwriter
Sergio AMIDEI, Claude MANCERON, Ettore SCOLA
Dialogist
Sergio AMIDEI, Ettore SCOLA