For Night Will Come
{{Infobox film
| name =
| image = For Night Will Come Poster.jpg
| director = Céline Rouzet
| screenplay = Céline Rouzet{{br}}
William Martin
| starring = Mathias Legoût Hammond{{br}} Céleste Brunnquell{{br}} Élodie Bouchez
| music = Jean-Benoît Dunckel
| cinematography = Maxence Lemonnier
| editing = Léa Masson
| producer = Olivier Aknin {{br}} Candice Zaccagnino
|distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2023}}
| country =
| language = French
| budget =
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For Night Will Come ({{Langx|fr|En attendant la nuit}}, {{Lit|Waiting for the night}}) is a 2023 French-Belgian fantasy-horror drama film co-written and directed by Céline Rouzet. It premiered at the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival.
== Plot ==
{{No plot|date=July 2024}}
Cast
- Mathias Legoût Hammond as Philémon Féral
- Céleste Brunnquell as Camila Berthier
- Élodie Bouchez as Laurence Féral
- Jean-Charles Clichet as Georges Féral
- Anne Benoît as Hélène Noisy
- Louis Peres as Charles
- Angèle Metzger as Clémence
Production
The film marked the narrative film debut of Céline Rouzet, following her documentary A Distant Thud In The Jungle.{{cite news |last1=Ide |first1=Wendy |title='For Night Will Come': Venice Review |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/for-night-will-come-venice-review/5185635.article |access-date=4 July 2024 |work=Screen International|date=6 September 2023 |language=en}} It was produced by ElianeAntoinette, Reboot Films and Altitude 100 Production.{{cite news |last1=Lemercier |first1=Fabien |title=Review: For Night Will Come |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/449260/ |access-date=4 July 2024 |work=Cineuropa |date=6 September 2023 |language=en}} It was pre-purchased by OCS and Disney +.{{cite news |last1=Lemercier |first1=Fabien |title=Céline Rouzet shooting For Night Will Come |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/428007/ |access-date=4 July 2024 |work=Cineuropa |date=25 July 2022 |language=en}}
Release
The film premiered at the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Orizzonti section.{{cite news |last1=Bell |first1=Nicholas |title=En attendant la nuit (For Night Will Come) - 2023 Venice Film Festival Review |url=https://www.ioncinema.com/reviews/celine-rouzet-en-attendant-la-nuit-for-night-will-come-review |access-date=4 July 2024 |work=IONCINEMA.com |date=19 September 2023}}
It was released in French cinemas on 5 June 2024.{{cite news |last1=Forhan |first1=Laëtitia |title=C'est le Twilight français ! Pourquoi faut-il voir le film En attendant la nuit au cinéma ? |url=https://www.allocine.fr/article/fichearticle_gen_carticle=1000084238.html |access-date=4 July 2024 |work=AlloCiné |date=5 June 2024 |language=fr}}{{cite news |last1=Théate |first1=Barbara |title=Les sorties cinéma du 5 juin : Rendez-vous avec Pol Pot, En attendant la nuit... |url=https://www.lejdd.fr/culture/les-sorties-cinema-du-5-juin-rendez-vous-avec-pol-pot-en-attendant-la-nuit-145966 |access-date=4 July 2024 |work=Le Journal du Dimanche|date=4 June 2024 |language=fr}}
Reception
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|88|6.3|8}}{{cite web |title=For Night Will Come|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/for_night_will_come|website=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Fandango Media |access-date=9 March 2025 |language=en}} The film has been described as "a Gen Z response to Twilight, featuring no fights but with an emphasis on family dynamics and societal commentary".{{cite news |last1=Kudlac |first1=Martin |title=Venice 2023 Review: FOR NIGHT WILL COME, Gen Z Response to TWILIGHT |url=https://screenanarchy.com/2023/09/venice-2023-review-for-night-will-come-gen-z-response-to-twilight.html |access-date=4 July 2024 |work=Screen Anarchy |date=25 September 2023}}
References
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