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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Michelangelo Antonioni |
| Stars: |
Jeanne Moreau |
| Actors: |
Monica Vitti |
| Genre: |
Foreign Films |
| Subgenre: |
Relationships · Italian · Theatrical Release |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
720917016658 |
| Release Date: |
1961 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 55min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
Italian |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 55min
Release Company: Wellspring (May 08, 2001)
UPC: 720917527628 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 55min
Release Company: Wellspring (May 08, 2001)
UPC: 720917016658 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Tonino Guerra |
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Professional Reviews
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(05/01/2008, p.159, Adam Smith): 5 stars out of 5 -- "[With] gorgeously expressive monochrome photography. If you only ever see one '60s European navel-gazer, see this one." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
LA NOTTE, one of of a trilogy of films by Michaelangelo Antonioni that also includes L'AVVENTURA and L'ECLISSE, is a stand-out classic in the New Wave genre. Exploring the ennui of the Italian aristocracy, through a story of failing marriage and the rise of industrialization, LA NOTTE draws a parallel between the growing absence of architectural aesthetics and the lack of human emotion in our modern, industrialized world. <br> <br> Wandering through dilapidated streets of Milan, stopping and staring aimlessly out at the world, seemingly in deep thought, is strikingly beautiful Lydia (Jeanne Moreau). Her husband, Giovanni (Marcello Mastroianni), is a handsome man and a popular author whose newest publication is being celebrated with a signing. Later that night, when Lydia finally decides to come home, she is unresponsive to Giovanni, and acts bored and aloof. Some of the friction between the couple is attributed to concern for their dear friend, Tomasso, who they visit in the hospital where he is dying, ... |
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