A Hundred and One Nights

• Director: Agnès Varda
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Comedy
• Movie Type: Ensemble Film
• Themes: Filmmaking
• Main Cast: Michel Piccoli, Marcello Mastroianni, Henri Garcin, Julie Gayet
• Release Year: 1995
• Country: FR/UK
• Run Time: 125 minutes

Plot

This homage to the cinema by venerated movie-maker Agnes Varda, often dubbed the "grandmother" of the French New Wave, features an all-star international cast. The story is based upon the memories and insights of the 100-year old Mr. Simon Cinema. He lives in a magnificent house filled with movie memorabilia. To help him remember the important details of his career he hires Camille, a film student to write down his remembrances and experiences which have involved all areas of movie-making. Camille comes once a day for 101 days. Film clips, photographs and actual visitors highlight his stories. As he continues to spin his yarns, the imagery in the film smoothly morph into other images. Camille, when not recording, is involved in other exploits including a romance with a production assistant, Mica who aspires to becoming a director. She also begins plotting a way to get to Mr. Cinema's fortune by having a friend pose as his long lost heir. Many other characters are peripherally involved including Death, an Italian seeking the rights to his film catalogue, and a memory specialist. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Michel Piccoli - Simon Cinema
• Marcello Mastroianni - The Italian Friend
• Henri Garcin - Firmin, the butler
• Julie Gayet - Camille Miralis

Anouk Aimée - Actor for a Day; Fanny Ardant - Actor for a Day; Sabine Azéma - Furtive and Friendly Appearance; Jane Birkin - Furtive and Friendly Appearance; Sandrine Bonnaire - Actor for a Day; Jean-Claude Brialy - Actor for a Day; Patrick Bruel - Actor for a Day; Robert De Niro - Actor for a Day; Mathieu Demy - Mica; Catherine Deneuve - Actor for a Day; Leonardo DiCaprio - Furtive and Friendly Appearance; Arielle Dombasle - Furtive and Friendly Appearance; Stephen Dorff - Furtive and Friendly Appearance; Andréa Ferréol - Furtive and Friendly Appearance; Harrison Ford - Actor for a Day; Jean-Pierre Kalfon - Furtive and Friendly Appearance; Emily Lloyd - Furtive and Friendly Appearance; Gina Lollobrigida - Actor for a Day; Jean-Pierre Léaud - Furtive and Friendly Appearance; Hanna Schygulla - Actor for a Day; Assumpta Serna - Furtive and Friendly Appearance; Harry Dean Stanton - Furtive and Friendly Appearance; Jean-Paul Belmondo - Actor for a Day; Alain Delon - Actor for a Day; Gérard Depardieu - Actor for a Day; Daniel Toscan du Plantier - Furtive and Friendly Appearance; Daryl Hannah - Furtive and Friendly Appearance; Jeanne Moreau - Actor for a Day; Martin Sheen - Furtive and Friendly Appearance; Romane Bohringer - Actor for a Day; Emmanuel Salinger - Vincent

Credit

Cyr Boitard - Art Director, Cedric Simoneau - Art Director, Jeremy Thomas - Co-producer, Rosalie Varda - Costume Designer, Francoise Disle - Costume Designer, Agnès Varda - Director, Hugues Darmois - Editor, Dominique Vignet - Executive Producer, Maurice Jarre - Composer (Music Score), Francis Lai - Composer (Music Score), Michel Legrand - Composer (Music Score), Éric Gautier - Cinematographer, Jean-Pierre Duret - Sound/Sound Designer, Dominique Gaborieau - Sound/Sound Designer, Henri Morelle - Sound/Sound Designer, Agnès Varda - Screenwriter, Georges Delerue - Featured Music, Bernard Herrmann - Featured Music, Anton Karas - Featured Music, Joseph Kosma - Featured Music, Henry Mancini - Featured Music, Nino Rota - Featured Music, Max Steiner - Featured Music

Similar Movies

Cinema Paradiso; Intervista; We All Loved Each Other So Much; Immortal Beloved; Les Enfants De Lumière; Lumière and Company; Les Acteurs; Cinema Paradiso: The New Version

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