Jean is a successful painter who leaves his mistress, though he stops intermittently to phone her with explanations. Sometimes she is responsive but other times hangs up on him. Meanwhile, a 16-year-old male prostitute with whom Jean had a brief homosexual affair stalks the painter.
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Patrick Jouané
Jean
Known for
Four Nights of a Dreamer
Love at Sea
Claire Nebout
Stella
Known for
On Guard
Love Me No More
Pierre Fabre
Guy Gilles
Known for
Love at Sea
Clara Ford
Jacques Boumendil
Pascal Kelaf
Jeannot
Also in
Un garçon de France
L'Envers des choses
Jean-Pierre Voronowski
Vincent-Marie Bouvot
Françoise Arnoul
Madeleine
Known for
French Cancan
Marie-Hélène Quinton
Philippe Dumont
Rémy Fabert
Also in
Young Girls in Ecstasy
Guy Gilles Director · Vincent-Marie Bouvot Composer Jacques Boumendil Cinematographer
First release November 25, 1987 · Produced in France · Original title Nuit docile
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France
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Original title
Nuit docile
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · November 25, 1987
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