The Night is Young
- Leos Carax
- 1986
- 1h 45m
- France, Switzerland
Immersed in an endless romance and love for the cinema of the past, the film established Leos Carax as the new amazing child of French cinema, a title he never gave up by refusing to grow up and change what he has been taught.
Synopsis
In Paris of the near future, two gun-smoking thieves owe money to a mysterious American woman. The two-week payoff deadline is pressuring them. The two men will come up with the perfect idea: steal and sell the antidote to a super-disease that infects and kills lovers. Only for this job they'll need someone with firm and flexible hands, so they'll recruit a young rebel who's just broken up with his girlfriend. Unexpected encounters, dangerous crossroads and a bold rescue plan. Will they make it?
Alfred Bauer Award
Berlin International Film Festival
1987
C.I.C.A.E. Award
Honorable Mention
Berlin International Film Festival