The Night of the Visitor (French: La nuit du visiteur) is a Canadian drama short film, directed by Laurent Gagliardi and released in 1990.[1] The film centres on the residents of a small apartment building, depicting their own personal dramas on the night that a young man is knocking at the front door asking to be let in the building.
| The Night of the Visitor | |
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| French | La nuit du visiteur |
| Directed by | Laurent Gagliardi |
| Written by | Michel Langlois |
| Produced by | René Gueissaz |
| Starring | Macha Grenon Luce Guilbeault Maka Kotto |
| Cinematography | Éric Cayla |
| Edited by | Werner Nold |
| Music by | Michel Arcand Stéphane Hénault |
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Running time | 13 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The film's cast includes Daniel Brière, Monique Chabot, Hugolin Chevrette-Landesque, Macha Grenon, Luce Guilbeault, Maka Kotto, Roger Léger, Claude Prégent and Mirella Tomassini.
The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 12th Genie Awards in 1991.[2]
References
edit- ^ Gérad Grugeau, "Songe d’une nuit d’hiver: La nuit du visiteur de Laurent Gagliardi"]. 24 images, No, 50-51 (Fall 1990). p. 95.
- ^ Christopher Harris, "Black Robe leads race for Genies: Film community notes surprising omissions in list of nominees". The Globe and Mail, October 10, 1991.
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