Youth at Night

1961 1h 37m IT

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Elio is a member of a group of youngsters, all from good families, who have fun spending their days taking on silly challenges and perpetrating illicit activities. Their actions escalate and lead them to commit a robbery. Unfortunately, the robbery ends badly and a death ensues, leaving the group implicated in a murder. The police are groping in the dark due to the complexity of the investigation. Meanwhile, Elio meets and falls in love with a nightclub stripper, Suzette. The rest of the group, after a while, think they've got away with it, but make a reckless mistake that allows the police to track them down and arrest them.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Cristina Gaïoni
Suzette
Sami Frey
Elio
Magali Noël
Elvi
Sergio Fantoni
Commissario
Tod Windsor
Bruno Carotenuto
Nino Segurini
Nadia Gray

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mario Sequi
Writers: Mariano Bonelli, Daniel Wronecki, Ugo Moretti
Languages: Italian
Countries: France, Italy

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ERA

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65 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mario Sequi, shot by Pier Ludovico Pavoni. 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 Piero Piccioni. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Renato Cinquini 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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Cristina Gaïoni and Sami Frey and Magali Noël carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0056019 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Mario Sequi directs. Pier Ludovico Pavoni behind the camera. Piero Piccioni scores. Renato Cinquini cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France, Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

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Things worth knowing

165 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.
3Directed by Mario Sequi, shot by Pier Ludovico Pavoni. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Piero Piccioni. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Renato Cinquini shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Cristina Gaïoni and Sami Frey and Magali Noël carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0056019 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.