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ERA
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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Nightcap
2000 1h 41m FR
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6.3
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★6.3TMDB · 149
ThrillerDramaMystery
Synopsis
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Mika, heiress to a Swiss chocolate company, is married to celebrated pianist André and stepmother to his son, Guillaume, whose mother died in a car wreck on his tenth birthday. Their lives are interrupted by the unexpected arrival of Jeanne, a young woman who has learned she was almost switched with Guillaume at birth.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Isabelle Huppert
Marie-Claire 'Mika' Muller
Jacques Dutronc
André Polonski
Anna Mouglalis
Jeanne Pollet
Rodolphe Pauly
Guillaume Polonski
Brigitte Catillon
Louise Pollet
Michel Robin
Dufreigne
Mathieu Simonet
Axel
Lydia Andréï
Lisbeth
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Claude Chabrol
- Writers
- Claude Chabrol, Caroline Eliacheff
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France, Switzerland
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: France, Switzerland.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Claude Chabrol, shot by Renato Berta. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Matthieu Chabrol. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Monique Fardoulis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Isabelle Huppert and Jacques Dutronc and Anna Mouglalis carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0232083 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Claude Chabrol directs. Renato Berta behind the camera. Matthieu Chabrol scores. Monique Fardoulis cuts. Produced in France, Switzerland. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 126 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2International production across 2 countries: France, Switzerland.
- 3Directed by Claude Chabrol, shot by Renato Berta. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Matthieu Chabrol. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Monique Fardoulis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Isabelle Huppert and Jacques Dutronc and Anna Mouglalis carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0232083 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Renato Berta
- Original score
- Matthieu Chabrol
- Editing
- Monique Fardoulis
- Production design
- Ivan Niclass
- Costume design
- Elisabeth Tavernier
- Makeup / hair
- Sonia Geneux
- Runtime
- 101 min · 1h 41m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
- Certification (US)
- NR
- IMDB
- Nightcap (2000)
Awards
- Louis Delluc Prize
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Claude Chabrol
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
France 2 Cinéma
FR
- CA
CAB Productions
CH
TSR
CH
- YM
YMC Productions
FR
MK2 Productions
FR
Key crew
- NovelCharlotte Armstrong
- ProducerMarin Karmitz
- EditorMonique Fardoulis
- Production DesignIvan Niclass
- SoundJean-Pierre Duret
- SoundClaude Villand
- Makeup ArtistSonia Geneux
- Makeup ArtistThi-Loan Nguyen
- Line ProducerYvon Crenn
- Associate ProducerJean-Louis Porchet
- Associate ProducerGérard Ruey
- HairstylistMax Buhler
- HairstylistPaul de Fisser
- Assistant Unit ManagerDavid Crenn
- Production ManagerYvon Crenn
- Unit ManagerFrancine Lusser
- First Assistant DirectorCécile Maistre-Chabrol
- Second Assistant DirectorDaniel Maurer
- Third Assistant DirectorIsabelle Vossart
- Assistant DecoratorGeorges Ayusawa
- Property MasterPierre Galliard
- Assistant DecoratorRekha Musale
- Sound AssistantJonathan Acbard
- ADR SupervisorMichel Filippi
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- jealousy
- parent child relationship
- pianistin
- illegitimate son
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2002-07-31NR
Also known as
International titles
- NightcapCA
- Süßes GiftAT
- Katkeraa kaakaotaFI
- Merci gia ti sokolataGR
- Shikooy LylaIL
- 초콜렛 고마워KR
