Cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma, Les (1995)

Director:

Agnès Varda

Guionista:

Agnès Varda (writer)

Release Date:

25 enero 1995 (France)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Monsieur Cinema, a hundred years old, lives alone in a large villa. His memories fade away, so he engages...

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A Movie For Movie Lovers

Cast

Michel Piccoli	...	Simon Cinéma
Marcello Mastroianni	...	L'ami italien / The Italian Friend
Henri Garcin	...	Firmin, le majordome / The butler
Julie Gayet	...	Camille Miralis
Mathieu Demy	...	Camille, dit Mica
Emmanuel Salinger	...	Vincent, revenant des Indes
Anouk Aimée	...	Anouk, en flash-back
Fanny Ardant	...	La star qui tourne la nuit
Jean-Paul Belmondo	...	Professeur Bébel
Romane Bohringer	...	La jeune fille en violet
Sandrine Bonnaire	...	La vagabonde métamorphosable
Jean-Claude Brialy	...	Le guide des Japonais
Patrick Bruel	...	Le premier orateur
Alain Delon	...	Alain Delon, en visite
Catherine Deneuve	...	La star-fantasme

También conocida como:

A Hundred and One Nights
A Hundred and One Nights of Simon Cinema
Cent et une nuits, Les (France) (short title)
Les cent et une nuits: las cien y una noches (Spain) [es]

Duración:

101 min

País:

UK | France

Idioma:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sonido:

Stereo

Clasificación:

Spain:7

Filming Locations:

France

Company:

Ciné Tamaris

Movie Connections:

References Ladri di biciclette (1948)

Soundtrack:

Le Cine Va ... Le Cinema

A Movie For Movie Lovers

Not since Francois Truffaut's "Day for Night" has there been a more loving and jubilant tribute to cinema. The wonderful Michel Piccoli plays an aging legendary actor/director/producer who lives in a glorious country estate, where movie memorabilia line his walls, and famous French and international celebrities drop by daily for visits. Some of the celebrities include Marcello Mastroianni, Gerard Depardieu, Jeanne Moreau, Hannah Schygulla, Alain Delon, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Gina Lollobrigida, and Catherine Deneuve. To name a few! In fact, one of the films' highlights includes a fantasy scene with Deneuve and Robert DeNiro in an elegant boat on an elegant pond, acting like a husband and wife on holiday. DeNiro is speaking French by the way!

The film is simply a tribute to cinema, with all the magic of art direction, music, scenery and of course talent, mixed in a menagerie of reality and fantasy. There's a somewhat uninteresting subplot between a young couple, but the magic induced by all the elements mentioned is intoxicating enough to leave your head swimming for days. This film has that perfect touch that most French films have of being simultaneously sentimental and sophisticated. A perfect balance. The film is more enjoyable if one is well familiar with French cinema, but there's plenty of mention of, and highlights of Hollywood films too. Overall, it is a joy on any level!