The Night and the Moment is a 1995 erotic drama. A writer (Dafoe) is invited to the house of a noblewoman (Olin) who adores free-thinkers. He attempts to seduce her but she insists that he tell her of his past love exploits. While doing so, he takes her through his time in prison where he was unknowingly incarcerated in the cell beside hers.
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Willem Dafoe
The Writer
Lena Olin
The Marquise
Miranda Richardson
Julie
Jean-Claude Carrière
The Governor
Carole Richert
Armande
Christine Sireyzol
Justine
Guy Verame
Legal Official
Ivan Bacciocchi
Jailer
Valentina Cervi
Opera ballerina
Sabine Lenoël
Opera ballerina
Patrick Hamel
Man at the Opera
Axelle Cummings
The Marquise's maid
Camille Langlais
Woman in the prison
Bernard Chevreul
Horseman
Pascal Dailler
Horseman
Anna Maria Tatò
Director, Screenplay
Jean-Claude Carrière
Screenplay
Claude-Prosper de Jolyot Crebillon
Novel
Glenn Aveni
Executive Producer
Ernst Goldschmidt
Executive Producer
Boudjemaa Dahmane
Producer
Pierre Novat
Producer
Giuseppe Rotunno
Director of Photography
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Ruggero Mastroianni
Editor
Gabriella Pescucci
Costume Design
François de Lamothe
Production Design
Richard Cunin
Production Design
Arianna Attaom
Production Design
