Before the Night

Original Title: Lange nacht

30' | 1998 (Completed)

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Director:	Manno Lanssens
Producer:	Johan Seeuws
Writer:	Manno Lanssens

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Bruno is a sensitive and impulsive young man of 24. He dreams of a career as a cellist, but has a job as a supply clerk at a bookstore. He is trying to get over an unhappy love affair and feels lonely. When he falls in love with a new girl and things don't work out, Bruno blows his top. He attempts suicide, but is eventually saved.

synopsis

Bruno is a sensitive and impulsive young man of 24. He dreams of a career as a cellist, but has a job as a supply clerk at a bookstore. He is trying to get over an unhappy love affair and feels lonely. When he falls in love with a new girl and things don't work out, Bruno blows his top. He attempts suicide, but is eventually saved. Although the film treats the theme of suicide attempts by young people, it is first and foremost about how difficult it is to handle emotions such as love, solitude, disappointment and friendship... It's about the search for one's own place in a metropolis.
Bruno est un jeune homme sensible et impulsif de 24 ans. Il rêve d’une carrière de violoncelliste, mais travaille en tant que fournisseur dans une librairie. Il essaie de se remettre d’une histoire d’amour malheureuse et se sent seul. Lorsqu’il tombe amoureux d’une autre fille et que les choses ne se résolvent pas, Bruno atteint sa limite. Il tente de se suicider, mais sera finalement sauvé. Bien que le film aborde le thème des tentatives de suicides chez les jeunes, il traite avant tout des difficultés de faire face aux émotions telles que l’amour, la solitude, la déception et l’amitié. Il aborde la question de comment trouver sa propre place dans une métropole.

Credits

Director
Manno Lanssens
Producer
Johan Seeuws
Writer
Manno Lanssens
Cast
Dimitri Leue, Hilde Heijnen, Fabrice Boutique, Clara Van den Broeck, Circé Lethem, Benjamin Verdonck
Editing
Philippe Ravoet
Photography
Glynn Speckaert
Costume
Nathalie Leborgne

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Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Fiction
Production share
Majority Flemish Production
Belgium
Genre
Year of production

1998
Production status
Completed
Original title
Lange nacht
Original language
Dutch, French

Technical specs

Running time
30'
Aspect ratio
1.66:1 (5:3)
Sound format
stereo + sub (2.1)
Available formats
35mm
Colour
Colour

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Contact

Noord Film

Paul Lautersstraat 17
1050 Brussel
Belgium

noordfilmnord@belgacom.net

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Awards

1998: Prix d'Interpretation (Dimitri Leue) - Festival du Film de Vendôme 'Images en Région' (FR); Prix Arte - Festival du Film Court de Brest (FR)

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Before the Night

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Credits

Director

Producer

Writer

Cast

Editing

Photography

Costume

Format

Creation details

Type

Category

Production share

Genre

Year of production

Production status

Original title

Original language

Technical specs

Running time

Aspect ratio

Sound format

Available formats

Colour