- La notte
Infobox Film
name = La notte
caption = Italian poster
director =Michelangelo Antonioni
producer = Emanuele Cassuto
writer =Michelangelo Antonioni Ennio Flaiano Tonino Guerra
starring =Marcello Mastroianni Jeanne Moreau Monica Vitti Bernhard Wicki
music =Giorgio Gaslini
cinematography =Gianni Di Venanzo
editing = Eraldo Da Roma
distributor = Lopert Pictures Corporation (USA)
released = flagicon|ItalyJanuary 24 ,1961
flagicon|USAFebruary 19 ,1962
runtime = 122 min
country =Italy /France
language = Italian
budget =
preceded_by = "L'avventura "
followed_by = "L'eclisse "
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0054130"La Notte" ("The Night") is a 1961 Italian film directed by
Michelangelo Antonioni . It is considered the central film of atrilogy beginning with "L'avventura " and ending with "L'eclisse ".The film stars
Marcello Mastroianni ,Jeanne Moreau ,Monica Vitti ,Bernhard Wicki ,Maria Pia Luzi andRosy Mazzacurati . It depicts a husband and wife, and the effect on their relationship of the death of a close friend.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; thenEric Idle proceeds to recite Antonioni's career and methods as the credits roll.External links
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title=Golden Bear winner
years=1961
before="El Lazarillo de Tormes "
after="A Kind of Loving"
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