“When we sleep, we don’t live.”
Jack and Julie live in a bare Parisian flat. By day, they make love; by night, Jack is a taxi driver while Julie wanders the city. One day, Julie meets Joseph, the daytime cabbie, and soon Julie spends her nights with Joseph and her days with Jack.
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Guilaine Londez
Julie
Known for
Jean-Philippe
Benedetta
Thomas Langmann
Jack
Known for
Days of Glory
François Négret
Joseph
Known for
Les Misérables
Au Revoir les Enfants
Nicole Colchat
Jack's mother
Known for
Three Days and a Life
Violette
Pierre Laroche
Jack's father
Known for
Bon Voyage
Christian Crahay
Middle-aged man
Known for
The Truth
The Most Assassinated Woman in the World
Sandrine Laroche
Young woman looking for the cat
Known for
The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun
Yves Coméliau
Young man asking for oil
No other roles listed
Nicole Duret
Worried neighbour
Also in
Alice or Life in Black and White
Vivement ce soir
Cecilia Kankonda
Neighbour
Also in
Pieces of Identity
The Dreamer: Becoming Karen Blixen
Chantal Akerman Director · Pascal Bonitzer Writer Marc Hérouet Composer
First release August 28, 1991 · Produced in Switzerland, Belgium, France · Production Georges Reinhart Productions, CNC
Production
Paradise Films
Production
Georges Reinhart Productions
Production
CNC
Production
Canal+
Production
Switzerland · Belgium · France
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Languages
Original title
Nuit et jour
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · August 28, 1991
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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