La Notte

La Notte
Italian theatrical release poster
Directed byMichelangelo Antonioni
Written by
Produced byEmanuele Cassuto
Starring
CinematographyGianni Di Venanzo
Edited byEraldo Da Roma
Music byGiorgio Gaslini
Production
companies
  • Nepi Film
  • Sofitedip
  • Silver Film
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 24 January 1961 (1961-01-24) (Italy)
  • 24 February 1961 (1961-02-24) (France)
Running time
122 minutes
Countries
  • Italy
  • France
LanguageItalian
Box office470 million ($752,000)

La Notte ([la ˈnɔtte]; English: "The Night") is a 1961 Italian drama film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and starring Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau and Monica Vitti (with Umberto Eco appearing in a cameo).[1] Filmed on location in Milan, the film depicts a single day and night in the lives of a disillusioned novelist (Mastroianni) and his alienated wife (Moreau) as they move through various social circles. The film continues Antonioni's tradition of abandoning traditional storytelling in favor of visual composition, atmosphere, and mood.

Grossing 470 million lire and receiving acclaim for its exploration of modernist themes of isolation, La Notte received the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival (first time for Italian film), as well as the David di Donatello Award for Best Director in 1961. Although selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 34th Academy Awards, it was not nominated. La Notte is considered the central film of a trilogy beginning with L'Avventura (1960) and ending with L'Eclisse (1962).[2][3][4] It was one of Stanley Kubrick's 10 favorite films and received 4 votes from critics and 6 votes from directors in the 2012 Sight & Sound greatest films poll.

  1. ^ "La Notte". Internet Movie Database. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  2. ^ Gazetas, Aristides (2008). An Introduction to World Cinema. McFarland. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-7864-3907-2. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  3. ^ Wakeman, John (1988). World Film Directors: 1945–1985. H. W. Wilson. p. 65. ISBN 9780824207632. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  4. ^ Cameron, Ian Alexander; Wood, Robin (1971). Antonioni. Praeger. p. 105. ISBN 9780275571207. Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2011.

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