The Belgian-French
coproduction "Un soir, un train" (English: "One
Night... A Train") was released on 22 November 1968 in France.
The surrealist enigmatic drama, based on the novel "De trein der
traagheid" (1953) by Johan Daisne (Herman Thiery), was directed by
André Delvaux. The main cast includes Yves Montand and Anouk Aimée.
The music was written by Frédéric Devreese. The song "La fleur de
l'été", written by André Delvaux and Frédéric Devreese, was
performed by Nicole Croisille.
The main
themes in the movie are the linguistic barrier between the Dutch
speaking Belgians (Flemish) and the French speaking Belgians
(Walloons) and the barrier between life and death with the unknown
village as a transition state between life and death.
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| Anouk Aimée as Anne and Yves Montand as Mathias |
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| Yves Montand as
Mathias, Hector Camerlynck
as Hernhutter and François Beukelaers as Val |
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| Anouk Aimée as Anne and Yves Montand as Mathias |
Synopsis
Mathias (Yves
Montand) a Belgian professor of linguistics at a university and
writer of Flemish plays, is living with his mistress, the French
theatre costume designer Anne (Anouk Aimée). After a quarrel about
moral questions, they take a train to attend a congress. While
Mathias sleeps, Anne disappears. The train stops in the middle of the
country and Mathias gets off the train with an old colleague
Professor Hernhutter (Hector Camerlynck ), and an ex-student Val
(François Beukelaers)...
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| Anouk Aimée |
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| Yves Montand |
Main cast
- Yves Montand as Mathias
- Anouk Aimée as Anne
- Adriana Bogdan as Moira
- Hector Camerlynck as Hernhutter
- François Beukelaers as Val
- Michael Gough as Jeremiah
- Senne Rouffaer as Elckerlyc
- Domien De Gruyter as Werner
- Jan Peré as Henrik
"Un soir, un train" opening credits
