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ONE HUNDRED AND ONE NIGHTS
France, 1995
Written and directed by Agnès Varda
Starring Michel Piccoli, Marcello Mastroianni, Mathieu Demy, Anouk Aimée, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Sandrine Bonnaire, Alain Delon, Catherine Deneuve, Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu, Harrison Ford, Gina Lollobrigida, Elizabeth Taylor, Jeanne Moreau, Hanna Schygulla
In French with English subtitles
Approx. 105 min.
Made to celebrate the centennial of cinema, this unlikely extravaganza boasts an international all-star cast, and stars Michel Piccoli as Simon Cinema, a wealthy aging movie buff who hires a young film student (Julie Gayet) simply to hang out with him and talk about movies; in Felliniesque style, their remembered scenes come to life.
Presented with support from The George Fasel Memorial Fund for Classic French Cinema
Reviews
“What makes her film as engaging as its is excessive is the obvious affection with which Ms. Varda has coilected these memories.”
– Janet Maslin, The New York Times
“Free as a bird, magical and mysterious.”
– Le Figaro