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Midnight Exam

1998 · 100 min

A quirky, meandering French romance-comedy that charms with its absurd situations and oddball characters, though it demands patience.

Directed by
Danièle Dubroux
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Julie Depardieu, François Cluzet, Serge Riaboukine
Overview
When she lands up in the middle of nowhere, Séréna, a rather thoughtless young woman, is supposed to marry Hubert, a country squire she came into contact with through the classifieds in "Le Chasseur Français", a magazine for hunters. But she gets to know Roland, a bachelor farmer who develops an instant burning passion for her. Prepared to do anything for her, he goes as far as to holdup banks to secure the good life she longs for. Although she confesses (wrongly) that she suffers from AIDS, he is in no way discouraged. Séréna accepts to marry Roland but on her wedding night she balks at taking the "midnight exam". She runs away and meets Antoine, a married writer, who hides her in the attic of his house, without his wife knowing it.

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Directed by
Danièle Dubroux
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Julie Depardieu, François Cluzet, Serge Riaboukine
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • obsession
  • deception
  • freedom
  • identity
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Danièle Dubroux
Written by
Danièle Dubroux, Pascal Richou
Starring
Julie Depardieu, François Cluzet, Serge Riaboukine, Danièle Dubroux, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Bruno Sermonne, Naguime Bendidi, Florence Giorgetti
Music
Jean-Marie Sénia
Cinematography
Bertrand Mouly
Runtime
100 min
Languages
French

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