Directed by:
Philippe GrandrieuxScreenplay:
Philippe GrandrieuxCinematography:
Jessica Lee GagnéComposer:
Ferdinand GrandrieuxCast:
Kristian Marr, Ariane Labed, Roxane Mesquida, Paul Hamy, Gabrielle Lazure, Johan Leysen, Christopher Buchholz, Sam Louwyck, Aurélien Recoing (more)Plots(1)
As we can expect from Philippe Grandrieux, Malgré la nuit does not allow itself to be classified easily. His latest film feels more Lynchian than ever, but it is much more than that. It may well be a sensual exploration of the dark side of love or an intimate portrait of jealousy and regret. It may be a romantic drama about people who don't know how to be romantic. Whatever, it's a film about Lenz, a young man who returns from England to Paris in order to look for his beloved Madeleine. And about Helena and Lena, the women he finds instead of Madeleine. Above all, it's a story about the destructive consequences of all these encounters, which takes the form of a macabre sexual underworld. Of course all of this is portrayed as only Grandrieux can: physical, stylised and hyper-sexual. (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
(more)Cast
Kristian Marr
Best movies:
Despite the Night (2015)
Ariane Labed
Greece
Best movies:
Before Midnight (2013)
Despite the Night (2015)
The Souvenir: Part II (2021)
Roxane Mesquida
France
Best movies:
Reality (2014)
Despite the Night (2015)
The Great Journey (2004)
Paul Hamy
Best movies:
My King (2015)
Suzanne (2013)
Despite the Night (2015)
Gabrielle Lazure
USA
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Widow's Walk (1987)
The Prize of Peril (1983)
Johan Leysen
Belgium
Best movies:
Swing Kids (1993)
Train of Life (1998)
Queen Margot (1994)
Christopher Buchholz
USA
Best movies:
3 Days in Quiberon (2018)
Operation Valkyrie (2004) (TV movie)
Luther (2003)
Sam Louwyck
Belgium
Best movies:
The Wild Boys (2017)
The Fifth Season (2012)
My Way Is the Highway (2007)
Aurélien Recoing
France
Best movies:
Shut Up! (2003)
Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)
Fragments of Antonin (2006)
Pascal Bianco-Levrin de Bouzid
Best movies:
The Hussy (1985)
Despite the Night (2015)
EverAfter (1998)