La Donna del Treno

1999 3h 0m IT

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

CrimeDramaMysteryTV Movie

Synopsis

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A woman travels in a compartment of a train and a young man sits next to her with whom, almost immediately, sparks strike: once they arrive at their destination the boy realizes that the young lady has forgotten a book and so follows her to to return it. When the two are alone at home, without having even introduced themselves, they soon end up in each other's arms and spend an intense night of love. At dawn the man leaves. Also at dawn that same morning, a man is killed in his garage and it is soon discovered that he is the brother of the young man on the train.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Antonella Fattori
Maria Laura Antonelli
Alessio Boni
Mino Tonelli
Claudia Della Seta
Emilia
Renato De Carmine
Alfredo Tonelli
Anita Caprioli
Gemma
Antonio Salines
Prof. Giotti
Gaia De Laurentiis
Simona
Enzo Robutti
Procuratore Capo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Carlo Lizzani
Writers: Roberto Gianviti, Piero Bodrato, Romolo Guerrieri
Languages: Italian

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RUNTIME

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At 180 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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2 / 8

ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Carlo Lizzani, shot by Sebastiano Celeste. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Gioacchino Rispoli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Paolo Benassi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Antonella Fattori and Alessio Boni and Claudia Della Seta carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0170915 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Carlo Lizzani directs. Sebastiano Celeste behind the camera. Gioacchino Rispoli scores. Paolo Benassi cuts. A long sit — settle in. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 180 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Carlo Lizzani, shot by Sebastiano Celeste. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Gioacchino Rispoli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Paolo Benassi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Antonella Fattori and Alessio Boni and Claudia Della Seta carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0170915 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.