THE PASSENGERS OF THE NIGHT
2022 - FRANCE - ENGLISH SUBTITLES
A FILM BY MIKHAËL HERS
FEATURING: CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG, NOÉE ABITA, EMMANUELLE BÉART, QUITO RAYON RICHTER
On election night in 1981, celebrations spill out onto the street and there is an air of hope and change throughout Paris. But for Elisabeth, her marriage is coming to an end and she will now have to support herself and her two teenage children. She finds work at a late-night radio show and encounters a troubled teenager named Talulah whom she invites into her home. With them, Talulah experiences the warmth of a family for the first time. Although she suddenly disappears, her free spirit has a lasting influence. Elisabeth and her children grow in confidence and begin to take risks, changing the trajectory of their lives.
“Beautiful French drama The Passengers of the Night reminds us that our lives are anything but mundane” - Globe and Mail
“Charlotte Gainsbourg stars in this delightful slice of French life, set in 1980s Paris” - National Post
:French Film Plumbs the Quiet Joy of Ordinary Life.”oriOriginal CIN/posts/2022/6/30/the-prisoners-of-the-night-french-film-plumbs-the-quiet-joy-of-ordinary-life-shhh
“Charlotte Gainsbourg cherishes the delicacy and nostalgia of The Passengers of the Night” - Stir