Guardian of the Night

Gardien de la nuit

France

1986

104 Min

Color

1.85:1

French

No Subtitles

Audio in French

Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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SCR Jean-Pierre Limosin, Pascale Ferran

CAST Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Vincent Perez, Mireille Perrier, Aurelle Doazan, Nicolas Silberg, Olivier Perrier, Philippe De Brugada, Jean-Claude Bonnaire

SOUND Vasco Pimentel

Cannes (Perspective of French Cinema), Berlinale (Panorama)

Synopsis

Yves is a desperate policeman driven to robbery by his love for the unattainable Aurore. He steals cars the colors of which remind him of her eyes and robs the post office because a postal clerk’s beauty reminds him of her. But it’s not the money that interests him – Yves simply loves Aurore more than life itself. –Celluloid Dreams

Director

Jean-Pierre Limosin

Born in 1949 near Paris, Jean-Pierre Limosin meets at the end of the 70’s film critic for Cahiers du Cinéma Alain Bergala. They both manage a cultural centre photography and video workshop. In 1983 they direct together “Faux fuyants”, which premieres in Cannes’ Critics’ Week. At the beginning of the 90’s, after two other feture films, Limosin turns to television and documentary, taking part in the celebrated series “Cinéastes de notre temps” (Filmmakers of Our Time).
His travels to Japan inspired many of his latest productions. His brilliant “Tokyo Eyes” (1998) features filmmaker Takeshi Kitano in a small part.