The Night Before the Exams

2006 1h 40m IT

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 1,096

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Rome, 1989. On his last day of high school, Luca gets in trouble when he takes it all out on hated literature teacher Martinelli, only to discover he's going to be heading the examination board for his finals. During a summer of fruitless study, he falls in love with a girl he met once at a party, unaware that she's Martinelli's daughter. The latter, strangely enough, has just offered Luca to prepare with him...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Giorgio Faletti
Prof. Martinelli
Cristiana Capotondi
Claudia
Nicolas Vaporidis
Luca
Sarah Maestri
Alice
Chiara Mastalli
Simona
Andrea De Rosa
Massi
Eros Galbiati
Riccardo
Elena Bouryka
Valentina

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fausto Brizzi
Writers: Paolo Bacilieri, Gabriele Berretta, Lorenzo Moneta
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 7.8× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Night Before Exams - Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fausto Brizzi, shot by Marcello Montarsi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Giorgio Faletti and Cristiana Capotondi and Nicolas Vaporidis carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Fausto Brizzi directs. Marcello Montarsi behind the camera. Bruno Zambrini scores. Luciana Pandolfelli cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 7.8× over at the box office.
3Released 20 years ago.
4Part of the "The Night Before Exams - Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Fausto Brizzi, shot by Marcello Montarsi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Bruno Zambrini. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Luciana Pandolfelli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Giorgio Faletti and Cristiana Capotondi and Nicolas Vaporidis carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0772187 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.