Magical Nights

2018 2h 0m IT

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6.1

MID

★6.1TMDB · 182

Comedy

Synopsis

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Rome, 1990. The night Italy's national football team is eliminated from the World Cup by Argentina on penalty kicks, a well-known film producer is found dead in the Tiber river. The main suspects for the murder are three young aspiring screenwriters, who–promptly taken to the police–start to tell their version of the story.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mauro Lamantia
Antonino Scordia
Giovanni Toscano
Luciano Ambrogi
Irene Vetere
Eugenia Malaspina
Roberto Herlitzka
Fulvio Zappellini
Marina Rocco
Giusy Fusacchia
Paolo Sassanelli
Police Captain
Annalisa Arena
Katia
Eugenio Nicola Marinelli
Gianfranco, the chaffeur

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Paolo Virzì
Writers: Paolo Virzì, Paolo Virzì, Francesca Archibugi
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Paolo Virzì, shot by Vladan Radović. 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 Carlo Virzì. 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 Jacopo Quadri 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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Mauro Lamantia and Giovanni Toscano and Irene Vetere carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8222408 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Paolo Virzì directs. Vladan Radović behind the camera. Carlo Virzì scores. Jacopo Quadri cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2Directed by Paolo Virzì, shot by Vladan Radović. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Carlo Virzì. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Jacopo Quadri shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Mauro Lamantia and Giovanni Toscano and Irene Vetere carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt8222408 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 9 themes, including "rome, italy", "screenwriter", "nostalgic", "told in flashback".