That Night in Varennes
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| - | *[[Jean-Louis Barrault]] as Nicolas Edmé [[Restif de la Bretonne]] | + | *[[Jean-Louis Barrault]] as [[Nicolas Edmé Restif de la Bretonne]] |
| - | *[[Marcello Mastroianni]] as Casanova, Chevalier de Seingalt | + | *[[Marcello Mastroianni]] as [[Casanova, Chevalier de Seingalt]] |
| *[[Hanna Schygulla]] as Countess Sophie de la Borde | *[[Hanna Schygulla]] as Countess Sophie de la Borde | ||
| - | *[[Harvey Keitel]] as Thomas Paine | + | *[[Harvey Keitel]] as [[Thomas Paine]] |
| *[[Jean-Claude Brialy]] as Monsieur Jacob | *[[Jean-Claude Brialy]] as Monsieur Jacob | ||
| *[[Andréa Ferréol]] as Madame Adélaïde Gagnon | *[[Andréa Ferréol]] as Madame Adélaïde Gagnon | ||
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That Night in Varennes (La Nuit de Varennes) is a 1982 French and Italian 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 attempt to escape from Paris during the French Revolution.
The film was entered into the 1982 Cannes Film Festival.
Selected cast
- Jean-Louis Barrault as Nicolas Edmé Restif de la Bretonne
- Marcello Mastroianni as Casanova, Chevalier de Seingalt
- Hanna Schygulla as Countess Sophie de la Borde
- Harvey Keitel as Thomas Paine
- Jean-Claude Brialy as Monsieur Jacob
- Andréa Ferréol as Madame Adélaïde Gagnon
- Michel Vitold as De Florange
- Pierre Malet as Emile Delage, student revolutionary
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