Mikhaël Hers delivers an extremely personal and touching film with “The Passengers of the Night.”
The story unfolds in the 1980s, from Mitterrand’s first election to his second. It includes all the themes dear to the director: family and childhood, grief and rebuilding, music and love…
The film is extremely rich, populated with characters both accurately written and skillfully portrayed. Charlotte Gainsbourg, in particular, moves us with the strength and gentleness she imparts to Elisabeth.
Far from films and series that play on 1980s nostalgia, fetishizing the pop culture of the era, the film immerses us in it without artifice. We can feel the sincerity and love emanating from the director’s approach.
