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| La notte | |
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| Directed by | Michelangelo Antonioni |
| Produced by | Emanuele Cassuto |
| Written by | Michelangelo Antonioni Ennio Flaiano Tonino Guerra |
| Starring | Marcello Mastroianni Jeanne Moreau Monica Vitti Bernhard Wicki |
| Music by | Giorgio Gaslini |
| Cinematography | Gianni Di Venanzo |
| Editing by | Eraldo Da Roma |
| Distributed by | Lopert Pictures Corporation (USA) |
| Release date(s) |  January 24, 1961 February 19, 1962 |
| Running time | 122 min |
| Country | Italy / France |
| Language | Italian |
| Preceded by | L'avventura |
| Followed by | L'eclisse |
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La Notte (The Night) is a 1961 Italian film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. It is considered the central film of a trilogy beginning with L'avventura and ending with L'eclisse.
The film stars Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau, Monica Vitti, Bernhard Wicki, Maria Pia Luzi and Rosy Mazzacurati. It depicts a husband and wife, and the effect on their relationship of the death of a close friend.
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Plot
Giovanni, a successful writer, and his wife Lidia visit their friend Tommaso who is dying in hospital. They leave together to attend Giovanni's book promotion. At the book promotion, Giovanni gets caught up talking to everyone at the event and Lidia sneaks out and goes on a long tour through the city of Milan. Eventually, they meet back at home and they decide to go out together to an erotic dance performance at a night club. After, they visit the party of a billionaire, who wants Giovanni to write a book about the history of his company. Both flirt with others, and they both notice this fact. Later Lidia phones the hospital and is informed, that her friend Tommaso is now dead. Tired of her husband in the morning she tells her husband that she doesn't love him anymore.
Awards
The film won the Golden Bear award at the Berlin Film Festival.
Pop cultural references
The film is a recurring joke in the films of Monty Python. In the trailer for Monty Python and the Holy Grail, it is used as an example of a run-of-the-mill film, along with Herbie Rides Again. At the end of Monty Python’s Life of Brian, a message appears at the end of the credits, telling the audience to see La Notte if they enjoyed the film. It was originally referenced on the television show Monty Python's Flying Circus, where a director with a thick Caribbean accent is arrested for impersonating Antonioni; then Eric Idle proceeds to recite Antonioni's career and methods as the credits roll.
External links
- La Notte at the Internet Movie Database
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| Preceded by El Lazarillo de Tormes |
Golden Bear winner 1961 |
Succeeded by A Kind of Loving |
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