On a Magical Night

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It isn't quite as exceptional as the titular evening, but On a Magical Night offers enough Gallic whimsy to satisfy audiences in the mood for some romance.

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Movie Info

After 20 years of marriage, Maria decides to leave her home, go to the hotel across the street and contemplate her life.
  • Genre:
    drama, comedy
  • Original Language:
    French (France)
  • Director:
    Christophe Honoré
  • Producer:
    Philippe Martin, David Thion
  • Writer:
    Christophe Honoré
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  • Production Co:
    Canal+, La Banque Postale Image 13, Scope Pictures, Ciné+, Cinémage 14, Wallimage, Bidibul Productions, France Télévisions, Les Films Pelléas, France 2 Cinéma, La Banque Postale Image 12, Film Fund Luxembourg

Cast & Crew

Chiara Mastroianni
Maria Mortemart
Vincent Lacoste
Richard Warrimer 20 ans
Camille Cottin
Irène Haffner 40 ans
Benjamin Biolay
Richard Warrimer 40 ans
Carole Bouquet
Irène Haffner 60 ans
Stéphane Roger
La Volonté
Harrison Arevalo
Asdrubal Electorat
Marie-Christine Adam
La mère de Maria
Christophe Honoré
Director
Christophe Honoré
Screenwriter
Philippe Martin
Producer
David Thion
Producer
Rémy Chevrin
Cinematographer
Stéphane Taillasson
Production Design
Olivier Bériot
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Critic Reviews for On a Magical Night (Chambre 212)

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  • Yet, somehow, inexplicably, the movie is ponderous and flat, and needlessly freighted with tedious exchanges about the transience of love and the requirements of fidelity.

    June 22, 2020 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

    Kevin Maher

    Times (UK)

  • [An] impish, rarefied morality play.

    June 21, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Simran Hans

    Observer (UK)

  • On a Magical Night finally feels recitative of past lovelorn material - especially given the classic Paris setting - rather than fully alive.

    June 17, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Phil Hoad

    Guardian

  • Sadly, while the intention may be a Big Fish-esque rumination on everyone's penchant for self-mythologizing, it's more a Sliding Doors-style tale of shoulda, woulda, coulda that never quite does.

    May 29, 2020 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

    Richard Whittaker

    Austin Chronicle

  • I wish this film was a little lighter and had more lyricism to it, but it's pretty stage-bound and doesn't add up to a lot.

    May 12, 2020 | Full Review…

    Peter Rainer

    FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

  • [W]e don't believe in these characters and conflicts any more than we believe that one's former paramours could be conjured in a hotel suite. But at least it's fun while it lasts.

    May 8, 2020 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

    Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

    AV Club
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