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That Night in Varennes (1982)

★ 7.2R144 minDirector: Ettore Scola

1982 French film

That Night in Varennes (Italian: Il mondo nuovo; French: La Nuit de Varennes) is a 1982 French-Italian drama film directed by Ettore Scola. It is based on a novel by Catherine Rihoit. It tells the story of a fictional meeting among Restif de la Bretonne, Giacomo Casanova, Thomas Paine, and Sophie de la Borde (a lady-in-waiting to the queen). They all travel together in a coach that is a few hours behind the one that is carrying King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in their flight to Varennes during the French Revolution.

The film was entered into the 1982 Cannes Film Festival. The film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film by the U.S. National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is That Night in Varennes about?
That Night in Varennes (1982) — In June of 1791, a group of passengers in a stagecoach find themselves caught up in the events of the French Revolution, when they find themselves in the city of Varennes when revolutionists arrest the fleeing King Louis.
Is That Night in Varennes based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is That Night in Varennes scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.