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Open at Night

Open at Night

Drama · Comedy · 2017

One night to change everything. One night to save a theater, one night to change one's perspective about life. Luigi will push and pull Faeza with him everywhere around Paris an entire night to save his theater.

Movie details

Open at Night

2017 Drama · Comedy 1h 37m

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6.1 / 10

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One night to change everything. One night to save a theater, one night to change one's perspective about life. Luigi will push and pull Faeza with him everywhere around Paris an entire night to save his theater.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Open at Night?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Édouard Baer

Written by

Édouard Baer · Benoît Graffin

Édouard Baer

Édouard Baer

Luigi

Audrey Tautou

Audrey Tautou

Nawel

Sabrina Ouazani

Sabrina Ouazani

Faeza

Grégory Gadebois

Grégory Gadebois

Marcel

Michel Galabru

Michel Galabru

Michel Galabru

Christophe Meynet

Christophe Meynet

Chris

Jean-Michel Lahmi

Jean-Michel Lahmi

Théo Sarapos

Court is in session

Put Open at Night on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.