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44 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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The Night of the Shooting Stars
1982 1h 45m IT
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Synopsis
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The Night of San Lorenzo, the night of the shooting stars, is the night when dreams come true in Italian folklore. In 1944, a group of Italians flee their town after hearing rumours that the Nazis plan to blow it up and that the Americans are about to arrive to liberate them.
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Cast
Omero Antonutti
Galvano
Margarita Lozano
Concetta
Claudio Bigagli
Corrado
Miriam Guidelli
Belindia
Massimo Bonetti
Nicola
Enrica Maria Modugno
Mara
Sabina Vannucchi
Rosanna
Giorgio Naddi
Bishop
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Paolo Taviani
- Writers
- Paolo Taviani, Tonino Guerra, Vittorio Taviani
- Languages
- German, Italian
- Countries
- Italy
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Italian.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Paolo Taviani, shot by Franco Di Giacomo. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Nicola Piovani. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Roberto Perpignani shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Omero Antonutti and Margarita Lozano and Claudio Bigagli carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0084422 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Paolo Taviani directs. Franco Di Giacomo behind the camera. Nicola Piovani scores. Roberto Perpignani cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in German, Italian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 144 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Italian.
- 3Directed by Paolo Taviani, shot by Franco Di Giacomo. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Nicola Piovani. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Roberto Perpignani shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Omero Antonutti and Margarita Lozano and Claudio Bigagli carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0084422 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Franco Di Giacomo
- Original score
- Nicola Piovani
- Editing
- Roberto Perpignani
- Production design
- Gianni Sbarra
- Costume design
- Lina Nerli Taviani
- Runtime
- 105 min Β· 1h 45m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- IT
Awards
- Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix
- David di Donatello for Best Film
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Paolo Taviani
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- AG
Ager Cinematografica
IT
RAI
IT
Key crew
- Production DesignGianni Sbarra
- ProducerGiuliani G. De Negri
- Production ManagerAntonio Restivo
- Costume DesignLina Nerli Taviani
- EditorRoberto Perpignani
- Production ManagerBarbara Galassi Beria
- Production ManagerLuciano Balducci
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- civil war
- anti-nazi resistance
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1982-09-29
Also known as
International titles
- The Night of the Shooting StarsUS
- The Night of San LorenzoGB
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