Nuit d'ivresse (Night of drunkenness) is a 1986 French cult comedy film which was directed by Bernard Nauer and starring Josiane Balasko and Thierry Lhermitte. It was adapted from the play of the same name, created in 1985 by Balasko and Michel Blanc.
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Plot
Jacques Belin, a famous TV gameshow host, awaits his fiancée on New Year's Eve in the café of the Gare de l'Est in Paris. When she fails to show up, he meets a woman named Frède, recently released from prison, who is drinking while waiting for her morning train to Metz, where she is going to live with her sister. Complete opposites, Jacques and Frède's respective solitudes bring them together as they talk and drink. An eventful and unforgettable evening follows ...
Play
1985–1988: with Josiane Balasko, Michel Blanc & Jean-François Dérec, directed by Josiane Balasko & Michel Blanc, Le Splendid
2002: with Michèle Bernier, Francis Huster, Pascal Légitimus, Christian Sinniger & Marilou Berry directed by Josiane Balasko, Théâtre de la Renaissance
2014–16: with Larra Mendy, Loïc Rojouan & Stéphane Caudéran, directed by Xavier Viton, Café-théâtre des Beaux-arts
2015–16: with Élisabeth Buffet, Denis Maréchal & Jean-Christophe Barc, directed by Dominique Guillo, Tour
2017: with Jean-Luc Reichmann