Extérieur, nuit (1980)

Director:

Jacques Bral

Writers:

Jacques Bral (dialogue)
Jacques Bral (screenplay)
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Release Date:

10 September 1980 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot Keywords:

Poker | 1970s | Female Full Frontal Nudity | Long Take | Bathtub

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Christine Boisson	...	Cora
André Dussollier	...	Bony
Gérard Lanvin	...	Léo
Jean-Pierre Sentier	...	Charles
Marie Keime	...	La femme
Elisabeth Margoni	...	Véronique
Lydie Pruvot	...	La fille du club de Jazz
Henri-Jacques Huet	...	Un musicien
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Christian Delauneux
Roland Dufau
Jean-Francis Gondre	...	Le premier client (as Jean-François Gondre)
Christian Lete	...	Un musicien
Didier Levallet	...	Un musicien
Sylvie Pinel	...	Le faux témoin
Jean Querlier	...	Un musicien
Ivan Todorovic

Directed by
Jacques Bral

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jacques Bral		dialogue
Jacques Bral		screenplay
Noël Burch		idea
Jean-Paul Leca		dialogue
Julien Lévi		dialogue

Original Music by
Karl-Heinz Schäfer

Cinematography by
Pierre-William Glenn

Film Editing by
Jacques Bral
Anna Ruiz

Makeup Department
Monique Granier	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Patrick Delauneux	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
François Crozade	....	assistant director
Fabienne Faudot-Bel	....	assistant director
Yves-Noël François	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Anne Boissel	....	sound editor
Dirk Bombey	....	second boom operator
Antoine Bonfanti	....	sound
Laure Budin	....	assistant sound editor
Denis Carquin	....	sound assistant
Dominique Hennequin	....	sound mixer
Bruno Lecoeur	....	assistant sound
Dominique Levert	....	sound assistant
Noun Serra	....	sound editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Albert Bonomi	....	key grip
Marc Casi	....	grip
Jean-Francis Gondre	....	camera operator
Pascal Lebègue	....	assistant camera
Rene Rochera	....	gaffer (as René Rochera)
Jean-Claude Vicquery	....	assistant camera

Editorial Department
Anne Boissel	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Pauline Montel	....	administrator
Yvette Prayer	....	administrator

Thanks
Edith Cottrell	....	thanks
Monita Derrieux	....	thanks
Pierre Edelman	....	thanks
Nicole Flipo	....	thanks
Charly Koubesserian	....	thanks
Pierre Roitfeld	....	thanks
Serge Rousseau	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Les Films Noirs

Also Known As:

"Exterior Night" - International (English title)
"Die Taxifahrerin" - West Germany
"Kadulla öisin" - Finland

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Germany:16 | Finland:K-16

Company:

Les Films Noirs

Taxi driver

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

Leo, a Parisian jazz musician, has reached an impasse. Having no money, he decides to shack up with his friend Bony, who is not exactly in a position to give much help to anyone, especially since he has problems making ends meet as a struggling writer. Whether taking pity on Leo, or just being decent about it, he had no idea what awaits him when his friends decides to stay with him.

One night, Leo comes out of a bistro where he had been drinking, and finds an empty cab right outside. He decides to get in, even though he has no money for the fare. To his amazement, the driver is a stunning looking woman who takes him to his destination. Since Leo has told her he is broke, she finds another way in which to get paid, even if it comes as it does, in a sex session that will seal what will become an affair that will change both of them. Cora, unknown to Leo has a secret agenda to get what she really wants.

Jacques Bral, the creator of this moody 1980 French film, gives us an essay about three souls at a difficult point in their lives. It is a film that wants to show a style where the mood is more important than a credible situation. Working with three young stars at a good moment of their careers, Jacques Bral takes us for a night tour of Paris with its dark streets and some out of the way places where the trio dwells. This film trades style for substance.

Gerard Lanvin appears as Leo, the morose musician at a crossroads of his young life. Lovely Christine Boisson makes an impression with her Cora. A young and lean Andre Dussollier plays Bony, the friend that takes Leo into his apartment and his life is changed dramatically. Pierre-William Glenn's photographs Paris at night, enhancing the atmosphere Mr. Bral wanted to create. Karl-Heinz Shafer's jazzy score works well in the film.