Guardian of the Night

Guardian of the Night

104 mins | Drama, Comedy | April 16, 1986

With an off-beat sense of humor to match its erratic central character, this original comedy-drama features Jean-Philippe Ecoffey as Yves, a young man who works as a cop at night. The catch is that Yves turns to petty crime during the day, partly to impress Aurore (Aurelle Doazan), a nurse he idolizes from afar. His criminal hobby seems hard to understand, since it's doubtful that they will really get him anywhere with Aurore; besides, she already has a boyfriend. Nevertheless, Yves starts out by robbing a post office and ends up trying to run over Aurore's boyfriend, an act which finally gets him into serious trouble.

Guardian of the Night

104 mins | Drama, Comedy | April 16, 1986

Guardian of the Night
With an off-beat sense of humor to match its erratic central character, this original comedy-drama features Jean-Philippe Ecoffey as Yves, a young man who works as a cop at night. The catch is that Yves turns to petty crime during the day, partly to impress Aurore (Aurelle Doazan), a nurse he idolizes from afar. His criminal hobby seems hard to understand, since it's doubtful that they will really get him anywhere with Aurore; besides, she already has a boyfriend. Nevertheless, Yves starts out by robbing a post office and ends up trying to run over Aurore's boyfriend, an act which finally gets him into serious trouble.

Cast

Jean-Philippe Écoffey

as Yves Bazin

Aurelle Doazan

as Aurore Corot

Nicolas Silberg

as Vaillant

Vincent Perez

as Armand

Mireille Perrier

as La postière

Serge Giambernardini

as Grisjean

Jean-Paul Bonnaire

as Legaec

Guy Pannequin

as Artaud

Anne Gautier

as Claire

François Bourcier

as L'interne

Christian Bouillette

as Locataire-enquête

Christophe Salengro

as Vidéoman

Nicolas Tronc

as Le dragueur

Christian Cloarec

as Les amis d'Armand

Acácio de Almeida

as L'infirmier

Vasco Pimentel

as L'homme hold-up