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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Julie Depardieu
Séréna Dartois
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
Podium
François Cluzet
Antoine
Known for
The Intouchables
Little White Lies
Paulo Branco
Serge Riaboukine
Roland Dubois
Known for
La Mante
Don't Die Too Hard!
Danièle Dubroux
Marianne Thomas
Also in
The School of Flesh
The Terrible Lovers
Jean-Christophe Bouvet
Le Vendeur du Manoir
Known for
Emily in Paris
Taxi 2
Bruno Sermonne
Hubert
Also in
The King and the Mockingbird
Eros Therapy
Naguime Bendidi
Naguim
Known for
Thieves
Florence Giorgetti
La Femme de la librairie
Known for
La Grande Bouffe
The Lacemaker
Pascal Richou
Jérôme
Emile Durand
René
Christian Debruille
Le Clown
Danièle Dubroux Director · Pascal Richou Writer Jean-Marie Sénia Composer
First release October 28, 1998 · Production Canal+, CNC · Original title L'examen de minuit
Production
Gemini Films
Production · Distribution
Canal+
Production
CNC
Production
Madragoa Filmes
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Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
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StudioCanal
Production
Rhône-Alpes Cinéma
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Original title
L'examen de minuit
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · October 28, 1998
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Italy
November 20, 1998 · Turin International Film Festival of Young Cinema
New Zealand
July 20, 1999 · Auckland Film Festival
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