Day and Night

Story

Synopsis

Ten years ago, distinguished French author Alexandre (Alain Delon) exchanged his stressful, hectic life in Paris for a more peaceful existence upon a Mexican hacienda with his wife Ariane (Marianne Denicourt). Lucien (Jean-Pierre Kalfon) also accompanies them. There, Alexandre meets the strange lady-oracle Sonia (Lauren Bacall). As the film opens, the melancholy Alexandre is visited by the sensuous actress Laure (Arielle Dombasle) and her producer Raoul Fillipi (Karl Zero) who is going to make a movie of one of Alexandre's best-loved books. Laure is determined to play the part of the heroine and is willing to resort to seduction to get it. At the same time, Ariane is involved in a passionate affair with French-Mexican seismologist Carlo (Xavier Beauvois). While all of these characters wrangle and tangle with their different agendas, the local residents prepare for a violent revolution. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Director

Bernard-Henri Lévy

Writers

Guadalupe Loaeza, Jean-Paul Enthoven, Bernard-Henri Lévy

Language

French

Country

Belgium, Canada, Spain, France

Release date

12 February 1997

Ensemble

Cast

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  Alain Delon

  Alexandre

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  Lauren Bacall

  Sonia

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  Xavier Beauvois

  Carlo

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  Marianne Denicourt

  Ariane

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  Arielle Dombasle

  Laure

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  Jean-Pierre Kalfon

  Lucien

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  Julie du Page

  Norma

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  Francisco Rabal

  Cristobal

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  Karl Zéro

  Filippi

• Véronique Levy

  Consuelo

• Rafael González-Cidoncha

  Le prêtre

• Carlos Quintero

  Leandro