A Special Day

A Special Day

Infobox Film
name = A Special Day


image_size =
caption = Poster
director = Ettore Scola
producer = Carlo Ponti
writer = Maurizio Costanzo
Ruggero Maccari
Ettore Scola
narrator =
starring = Sophia Loren
Marcello Mastroianni
John Vernon
music = Armando Trovajoli
cinematography = Pasqualino De Santis
editing = Raimondo Crociani
distributor =
released = flagicon|France 17 May, 1977 (premiere at Cannes)
flagicon|Italy 12 August, 1977
flagicon|USA 25 September, 1977 (NYC only)
runtime = 110 mins
country = Italy
language = Italian
budget =
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followed_by =
website =
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0076085

"A Special Day" ( _it. Una giornata particolare) is a 1977 Italian language film which tells the story of a housewife and her neighbor who stay at home in Rome on the day that Hitler visits Mussolini. It stars Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni and John Vernon, as well as a special cameo appearance by Alessandra Mussolini, and was directed by Ettore Scola. The film was a co-production between companies in Italy and Canada.

Plot

As her entire family (including her fascist husband) goes to the streets to follow Hitler's visit to Mussolini in Rome, an Italian housewife (Loren) stays home looking after some domestic tasks. Her apartment building is empty but for a man (Mastroianni) who seems repulsed by fascism (a strange attitude in those days).The audience learns early in the movie that this man is a radio broadcaster who has lost his job and is about to be deported due to his political attitudes and his homosexuality. Unaware of this, the housewife flirts with him, as they meet by chance (or intentionally) in the empty building. During their conversation, the rather naïve and mainstream woman is surprised by his opinions and finally shocked when she realizes his sexual orientation.

Nonetheless, despite their fights and arguments, they eventually make love before he is taken away by the police and her family comes back home.

Awards

*The film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
*It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Marcello Mastroianni) and Best Foreign Language Film.
*In Italy won 3 Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress, Music and Script; and 2 David di Donatello for Best Actress and Best Director.
*In France, it won César Award for Best Foreign Film.

External links

*imdb title|id=0076085|title=A Special Day

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