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Bookmark this pageLa Nuit fantastique (1942)
Director: Marcel L'Herbier
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From Time Out Film Guide
Better known for his silent films, L'Herbier here essayed a wartime escapist fantasy. A young man (Gravey) prefers his dream world to daytime reality, where he pursues his obsession, a mysterious goddess in white named Irène (Presle), who inhabits a small surreal world dominated by her father, a conjuror (Fabre). As in Woody Allen's Purple Rose of Cairo, the dreamer remains conscious of his edifying fiction, preferring it to reality. A bit rough around the edges: let's call it a semi-precious jewel.Author: SGo
Cast & crew
Director: Marcel L'Herbier
Cast: Fernand Gravey, Micheline Presle, Saturnin Fabre, Charles Granval, Jean Parédes, Bernard Blier full cast
Genre(s): Fantasy
Duration: 89 mins
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