FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL
An Evening With Victor Hugo
A devoted stage actor performs the works of Victor Hugo night after night, finding solace in literature while his personal life drifts into quiet disconnection. When his estranged daughter re-enters his world, he is forced to confront the distance he has long maintained.
Director
Pascal Bonitzer (The Stolen Painting)
CAST
Fabrice Luchini • Chiara Mastroianni • Iris Bry • Louise Orry-Diquéro • Marie Narbonne • Suzanne De Baecque
RATING
VA
RUNTIME
1h 30m
COUNTRY
France
GENRE
Comedy, Drama
LANGUAGE
French (Eng Subs)
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An Evening With Victor Hugo
ANEVENIN-0611-1730
Thu 11 Jun 5:30pm ncp
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ANEVENIN-0615-1930
Mon 15 Jun 7:30pm ncp
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FILM NOTES
A thoughtful, quietly moving portrait of art, memory and reconciliation.
In An Evening With Victor Hugo, Pascal Bonitzer explores the delicate boundary between performance and lived experience. Robert Zuchini, a man immersed in the language of Victor Hugo, finds purpose on stage, where words flow with clarity and conviction. Offstage, however, life feels more uncertain — shaped by absence, distance and relationships left unresolved.
The film gently shifts when his daughter returns, bringing with her a different rhythm and perspective. Where Robert retreats into literature and memory, she insists on the present, creating a quiet but persistent tension. Bonitzer allows this dynamic to unfold with restraint and sensitivity, revealing a story about reconnection that feels both intimate and universal. It’s a film about rediscovering voice — not just in art, but in the fragile, necessary act of engaging with the people who matter most.