Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Language
- French
- Country
- France
Why tonight?
- In French — subtitles on.
The story
The Marquis de la Chesnaye and his wife host a weekend gala where a variety of complicated romantic and social entanglements between guests and servants lead to tragedy, all against the backdrop of a looming war.
- jealousy
- paris
- france
- upper class
- servant
- pilot
- bourgeoisie
- satire
- social satire
- black and white
- hunting
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Jean Renoir
Octave
Marcel Dalio
Robert de la Cheyniest
Nora Gregor
Christine de la Cheyniest
Julien Carette
Marceau, le braconnier
- Roland Toutain — André Jurieux
- Paulette Dubost — Lisette, sa camériste
- Gaston Modot — Edouard Schumacher, le garde-chasse
- Mila Parély — Geneviève de Marras
- Anne Mayen — Jackie, nièce de Christine
- Eddy Debray — Corneille, le majordome
- Odette Talazac — Madame de la Plante
- Claire Gérard — Madame de la Bruyère
- Pierre Magnier — Le général
- Pierre Nay — Monsieur de St. Aubin
- Richard Francœur — Monsieur La Bruyère
- Directed
- Jean Renoir
- Written
- Jean Renoir
Production
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 · 669 ratings
- Studio
- La Nouvelle Edition Francaise, Franco London Films
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
