La Nuit porte jarretelles (1985) Directed by Virginie Thévenet
Comedy / Romance
Film Synopsis
Dumped by Frédéric, Jézabel is a woman in search
of adventure. Ariel is a man at a loose end who allows himself to
be dragged by Jézabel into a night of wild excess, in which
every earthly desire must be satisfied to the limit.
Jézabel has the time of her life, but Ariel soon grows tired of
this frenetic ramble through the more sordid precincts of
Paris...
Cast: Jezabel Carpi (Jezabel),
Ariel Genet (Ariel),
Caroline Loeb (Louise),
Eva Ionesco (Albane),
Dominique Besnehard (Le fou devant les toilettes publiques),
Arielle Dombasle (La secrétaire),
Jacques de Gunzbourg,
Rosana Berenson,
Marie Beltrami,
Farida Khelfa,
François-Marie Banier,
Laura Duke Condominas,
Maud Molyneux,
Jean-Pierre Kalfon,
Pascal Greggory,
François Baudot,
Patrick Bauchau,
Jean Bouyer,
Rosette,
William Amatera
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Color
Runtime: 85 min
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