Summer Nights (French: Les nuits d'été) is a French drama film, directed by Mario Fanfani and released in 2014.[1] The film stars Guillaume de Tonquédec as Michel, a married man who has a secret life as a cross-dresser who goes by the drag name Mylène.[2]
| Summer Nights | |
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 Film poster | |
| Les nuits d'été | |
| Directed by | Mario Fanfani |
| Written by | Mario Fanfani Gaëlle Macé Philippe Mangeot |
| Produced by | Lola Gans |
| Starring | Guillaume de Tonquédec Jeanne Balibar Nicolas Bouchaud Mathieu Spinosi |
| Cinematography | Georges Lechaptois |
| Edited by | François Quiqueré |
| Music by | Rodolphe Burger |
Production company | 24 Mai Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The film premiered at the 2014 Venice Film Festival, where it won the Queer Lion award as the best LGBTQ-themed film of the festival.[3]
Cast
edit- Guillaume de Tonquédec : Michel Aubertin / Mylène
- Jeanne Balibar : Hélène
- Nicolas Bouchaud : Jean-Marie / Flavia
- Mathieu Spinosi : Quéméner / Chérubin
- Clément Sibony : Suzy Corridor
- Zazie De Paris : Hermine
- Jean-Benoît Mollet : Callipyge
- Yannick Choirat : Georg Schaeffer / Yvonne
- Évelyne Didi : Jeanine
- Florence Thomassin : Florence Weissweiller
- François Rollin : Georges Weissweiller
References
edit- ^ "'Summer Nights' ('Les nuits d'ete'): Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter, August 29, 2014.
- ^ "« Les Nuits d’été » : plaisirs du travestissement". Le Monde, January 27, 2015.
- ^ "Venise: Le «Queer Lion» décerné aux «Nuits d’été» de Mario Fanfani". Yagg, September 5, 2014.
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