La Nuit de Varennes

The late 18th century’s most accident-prone carriage club finally gets the traffic jam they deserve. Three very different passengers chase a missing monarch through the countryside, discovering history is more slapstick than somber. Such fondness for anachronism feels less homage than hostage situation.

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Ettore Scola directed La Nuit de Varennes in 1982. See Ettore Scola's full filmography, where to start with Ettore Scola, or where to go after you've seen everything by Ettore Scola.

La Nuit de Varennes was released in 1982 (FR original-language production), with a runtime of 151 minutes.