La Nuit de Varennes Movie Review 1982

This semi-historical romp is based on an actual chapter in French history when King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette fled from revolutionary Paris to Varennes in 1791. On the way they meet an unlikely group of characters, including Cassanova and Thomas Paine. At times witty and charming, the melange of history and fiction is full of talk, sometimes profane, punctuated by sex and nudity. Director Scola's imagination stretches to light up this night. In French with English subtitles.

Distribution

Image Entertainment, 20525 Nordhoff St., Ste 200, Chatsworth, CA 91311, Phone: (818)407-9100, Email: inquiries@image-entertainment.com, URL: http://www.image-entertainment.com

Available on VHS
Running time 133 minutes.
Originally from French, Italian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Historical Drama, War, General, Royalty, French, Great Escapes, Period Piece: 18th Century

Screenplay

Ettore Scola

Cast

Marcello Mastroianni, Harvey Keitel, Jean-Louis Barrault, Hanna Schygulla, Jean-Claude Brialy, Michel Piccoli, Jean-Louis Trintignant

Director

Ettore Scola

Producer

Renzo Rossellini, Gaumont, Columbia Pictures, Triumph