Les passagers de la nuit

Easy to write i love it.

First, for cast. Second, for honest , fair crafted story. For smart manner to explore sensitive themes and for the seductive connection between characters.

For books , romances, for late night radio show, for Charlotte Gainsbourgh and for Emmanuelle Beart ( one of my favorit French actresses ) . And, sure, for beautiful work of Quito Rayon Richter.

A film about family and a mother looking to help her children and not only, to use an opportunity and to be , again , happy.

In short, a precious film for the state who creates , scene by scene , to viewer. In fact, it is the only essential virtue who real matters in this case.

This beautiful french piece by a great director is definitely one of the better films of the year.

It showcases a beautiful, in some ways humorous, yet equally tragic and heartfelt, script. The actors all do an incredible job, and the beautiful writing that accompines them only helps strengthen it.

The cinematography, cutting and editing is splendid, and done in a very characteristic style.

Overall, a masterful film in true french fashion that is sure to appease any lovers of cinema. Very beautifully put together in every sense of the word, in terms of both writing, artistical and technical terms.

A very atmospheric movie about a family living in Paris in nineteen eighties whose members are going through tough times.

The mother looks insecure and fragile at first glance but however hard it is she stays 100% loyal to her values even managing to give when she is supposed to be in the phase of take.

This one shows that the true acts of kindness pay off and you sometimes need to cry your heart out but at the same time persevere and you never know: probably there's someone who can actually SEE you and love your open heart, which makes it even stronger and bigger.

Amazing work of Charlotte Gainsbourg. Very warm and inspiring!

I enjoyed Les Passagers de la Nuit. Charlotte Gainsbourg played an older woman than she usually does in this one, so that was interesting. I had to keep telling myself she's older! She's the mother! However she is quite good in the new role. Absolutely believable.

I'm not sure what the theme of the movie was, other than "Keep on chugging away at life. Through all its pitfalls, you will come out okay if you just keep going." So while darkness is present, there will be light if you keep moving. The movie is up-lifting. I do not like films or novels that wallow in darkness.

Those who who are habituated to watching French films will not be disappointed. The movie has the French film fundamental requisites: Nudity and smoking are present, especially smoking. I think the writer tries to make a point about smoking, but I'm not sure what it is. Its presence is all that is necessary or expected. Sort of like how you can't be disappointed by Charlotte Gainsbourg. Her presence is enough. I feel the same about Mathieu Amalric (Note: he's not in this movie). If he's in it the movie, it's good.

The plot here, in which Charlotte takes in a stray young girl, who happens to be addicted to heroin, who becomes involved with her son, is pretty minimal. In American movies, you'd maybe have a super-hero landing in front of the stray before she can take a dose. Here the super-hero is Charlotte, who is dealing with the somewhat mysterious loss of her husband. I could be wrong, but I don't think we find out why they broke up. What we do see is Charlotte's courage in dealing with the job market and the burden and joy of raising her son and daughter plus the stray. Just watch the movie. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

I saw the movie on TV 5 with English subtitles. If your French isn't great, this is best. If your French isn't too bad, watch with French subtitles. If your hearing and French are very good, watch on without a net.

One last thing: I became interested in the Gainsbourgs ever since Michael Moore used "Je t'aime. . . . Moi Non Plus" brilliantly in his movie Sicko. However, if you're American and have never heard of Serge Gainsbourg, I think you'll still like the film. The Gainsbourg saga is quite interesting, though. As I'm from New Orleans, I got to hear "Je t'aime" in 1969, when it first came out. In many places it was banned. So when Michael Moore used the song, it struck a chord (ha, ha) with me. A blast from the past. But none of that's necessary to enjoy this film.

At least three very good acting performances in a story that says too little. We've got Charlotte Gainsbourg in a very mature and nuanced performance as Elisabeth Davis a single mom with two teenage kids trying to survive a painful separation and finding an unexpected support from a radio night broadcast. Where she also finds a lost soul called Talulah, played superbly by Noee Abita. She offers Talulah a place in her apartment. What we get afterward is the story of the Davis family and their interaction with Talulah over a few years this could very easily be a Hollywood movie with all the expected preachiness and morals we often get there - it doesn't go there and for that fact I'm grateful. But it doesn't go anywhere else. We simply get to see Elisabeth, her two kids (mainly Quito Rayon Richter as her son Mathias - showing a lot of promise) and Talulah who pops in and out of their lives until she disappears.

It looks like the director Mikhael Hers and his script writers had a story but didn't have a point to make. This would be a nice pilot for a TV drama series but as a stand alone movie - it doesn't stand alone and it's a shame because, as I said already we do get at least three very good acting performances that deserved better.