That Night of Varennes
HistoryComedyDramarevolutionfrench revolutionroyal familystagecoach18th centurycostume dramaaristocracyescape attempt
A witty, philosophically curious ensemble piece set during the French Revolution, where strangers confined to a stagecoach become unlikely companions while history unfolds around them.
During the French Revolution, a surprising company shares a coach, trying to catch up something - the time itself, perhaps.
Essence
Ensemble
Jean-Louis Barrault
Nicolas Edmé Restif de la Bretonne
Marcello Mastroianni
Casanova, Chevalier de Seingalt
Hanna Schygulla
Countess Sophie de la Borde
Harvey Keitel
Thomas Paine
Jean-Claude Brialy
Monsieur Jacob
Andréa Ferréol
Madame Adélaïde Gagnon
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Monsieur Sauce
Michel Vitold
De Florange
Laura Betti
Virginia Capacelli
Enzo Jannacci
Italian clown
Pierre Malet
Emile Delage, student revolutionary
Daniel Gélin
De Wendel
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