Romance, Drama, Comedy, Fantasy  •  2013  •  92 min

You and the Night (2013)

You and the Night poster

You and the Night (2013)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Positive
Family Values: Strongly Progressive

Viewer Rating
6.8

Overview

You and the Night is a surreal, 2013 French fantasy romance centered on a young couple and their transvestite maid as they prepare for a wild midnight gathering of eclectic guests. Celebrating non-normative relationships and queer identity, the film leans progressive in its embrace of sexual liberation and fluid identity. With its dreamlike tone and focus on personal freedom, the movie challenges traditional norms around family and monogamy while affirming diverse expressions of intimacy.


Starring Cast

Kate Moran  •   Niels Schneider  •   Nicolas Maury


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: Medium

The film's dominant themes align with progressive values by celebrating sexual liberation, exploring queer identity, and challenging traditional societal norms through its surreal and erotic narrative, which champions personal liberation through art and non-normative sexuality.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: Medium

The movie features a predominantly white main cast without explicit DEI-driven casting decisions. Its narrative explores themes of desire and non-traditional relationships but does not critique traditional identities or center on explicit racial or gender-identity DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: Positive
Confidence: High

You and the Night holistically portrays LGBTQ+ characters and themes in an affirming manner. The film features a gender non-conforming character, Udo, as a central figure, and an orgy where diverse sexualities, including same-sex encounters, are explored with dignity and agency. The narrative embraces non-normative desires as valid expressions of intimacy, free from judgment or ridicule, within its stylized, dreamlike setting.

Family Values: Strongly Progressive
Confidence: High

The film explicitly portrays a 'gang of lovers' engaging in an orgy, featuring same-sex relationships and fluid sexual encounters. This narrative strongly endorses alternative family structures, sexual freedom, and a clear subversion of traditional family norms and monogamy.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film explores various facets of queer desire, sexuality, and gender expression within a surreal and dreamlike setting. However, it does not feature any characters explicitly identified as transsexual, nor does its narrative directly address or explore themes specific to transsexual identity or experiences. The focus remains on broader queer and gender-fluid expressions rather than transsexual ones.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "You and the Night" is an original work, not an adaptation of existing source material, a biopic, or a reboot. All characters were created specifically for this film, meaning none were previously established with a different gender in prior canon or history.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

You and the Night is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical figures, or established canon from which character races could be altered.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High

Not depicted in the film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.8

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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5.6
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5.9

Critic Ratings

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9.0
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N/A

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