The Bright Night

Oct 29, 1978

1h 25m

★ 6.7

Overview

In a montage alternating with moments of Nigel Rogers' interpretation of the most beautiful passages from "Orpheus," the opera by Striggio and Monteverdi, La Nuit Claire is an evocation of the celebrated myth, within which images of the love between its two modern protagonists, Anne and Julien, are inscribed. - BAM/PFA

Genres

Fantasy

Drama

Production Companies

Les productions de l'aube

Vidéographies Productions

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Cast

Anne-Eurydice

Lorraine Bonnemaison

Orphée, homme

Gérard Rouzier

Orphée, femme

Florence Rousseau

Jocaste

Marie Manet

Pluton

Hans Meyer

Daphnée

Liliane Oldriot

Apollon

Jean de Gaspary

La première menade

Annick Dhotel

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