Le Rendez-vous de minuit (1961)
Directed by Roger Leenhardt

Comedy / Drama
aka: Midnight Meeting

Film Synopsis

Jacques Moreau, a film critic and journalist, is attending a screening of a film when he notices an attractive middle-aged woman beside him.  To his surprise, she is sobbing profusely, so strongly is she affected by what she sees on the screen.  It is apparent that the woman, Eva, closely identifies herself with the unfortunate heroine of the film and, like her, she has come to realise that her life is no longer worth living.  When the visibly distraught woman walks out of the cinema, Jacques feels impelled to follow her, concerned for her well-being and certain that she intends harming herself.  Can Jacques act in time to rescue a soul in distress, or is it too late for him to prevent Eva from carrying through her self-destructive plans...?
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Film Credits

  • Director: Roger Leenhardt
  • Script: Roger Leenhardt, J.P. Vivet
  • Cinematographer: Jean Badal
  • Music: Georges Auric
  • Cast: Lilli Palmer (Eva), Michel Auclair (Jacques), Robert Lombard (Le commissaire Blouquier), Lucienne Le Marchand (La vieille fille), Michel de Ré (Albéric), France Anglade (Fifine), Maurice Ronet (Pierre Neyris), José Luis de Vilallonga (Bob), Jean Galland (Le médecin), Alvaro Gheri (Gianino Ferzati), Daniel Emilfork (Le joueur de baccara), Michèle Méritz (Christiane), Alexandra Stewart (Jacqueline), Jean-Louis van Belle (Un marmiton), Bruno Balp, Christian Brocard, Marcel Charvey, Max Montavon, Irène Sologoub, Olga Wassily
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 90 min
  • Aka: Midnight Meeting

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