Review of You and the Night (2013) by Graham B — 02 Dec 2014
A couple and their transvestite maid host an orgy of unnamed strangers. During the party, the group learn about eachothers lives and form a brief and intimate bond.
This film is quite navel gazing in its hipsterdom, but what it actually is is a pervy dark love letter to John Hughes's The Breakfast Club. Each guest is named from a trope; The Stud; The Whore; The Star; The teen. There is even a scene towards the end that is a direct correlation.
This is nothing as good as The Breakfast Club though. Tres Francais. Ennui central. It actually has more in common with the like of Derek Jarman and Peter Greenaway. Very poetic in language and gorgeously shot. Some elements of 70s European horror too.
To be honest I watched for the Eric Cantona full frontal. Turned out to be prosthetic. He has an odd and brief BDSM scene with Beatrice Dalle.
The sexy party promised didn't materialise though, but it was an oddly beautiful film. An acquired taste. Very acquired.
This review of You and the Night (2013) was written by Graham B on 02 Dec 2014.
You and the Night has generally received mixed reviews.
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