Akerman's Toute une nuit is a collection of vignettes depicting the fancies and dramatic moments of a number of people throughout one summer night. The film has little dialogue and relies on a remarkable series of contrasts for effect a sultry night of deep, often painful depictions of passion visualized in a stark and grainy manner against the backdrop of a spiritless, bland Brussels.　　被认为是仅次于让娜 迪尔曼的该导演另一部杰作

电影讲述了无政府主义法国青年提出一个口号：“停下来思考”并以这个口号为出发点,整个巴黎不再工作城市陷入混乱，于是.....