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28 years old โ old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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The Scent of the Night
1998 1h 40m IT
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7.3
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7.3TMDB ยท 234
DramaCrime
Synopsis
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A former policeman turns full-time robber and goes on a downward spiral of crime in 1970s Rome.
โSome stories are better left unspoiled.โ
Cast
Valerio Mastandrea
Remo Guerra
Marco Giallini
Maurizio Leggeri
Giorgio Tirabassi
Roberto Salvo
Alessia Fugardi
Rita
Emanuel Bevilacqua
Marco 'Rozzo' Lorusso
Francesca D'Aloja
Fake Rich Woman
Little Tony
Little Tony
Giampiero Lisarelli
Attilio
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Claudio Caligari
- Writers
- Claudio Caligari, Claudio Caligari
- Languages
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Claudio Caligari, shot by Maurizio Calvesi. Note their partnership โ DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Pivio. Worth a dedicated listen after โ most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Mauro Bonanni 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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Valerio Mastandrea and Marco Giallini and Giorgio Tirabassi carry the top of the cast.
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IMDB entry: tt0140428 โ still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Claudio Caligari directs. Maurizio Calvesi behind the camera. Pivio scores. Mauro Bonanni cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 128 years old โ old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Claudio Caligari, shot by Maurizio Calvesi. Note their partnership โ DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Pivio. Worth a dedicated listen after โ most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Mauro Bonanni shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Valerio Mastandrea and Marco Giallini and Giorgio Tirabassi carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0140428 โ still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Classified under 12 themes, including "rome, italy", "hold-up robbery", "based on true story", "rise and fall".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Maurizio Calvesi
- Original score
- Pivio
- Editing
- Mauro Bonanni
- Production design
- Maurizio Marchitelli
- Costume design
- Tiziana Mancini
- Runtime
- 100 min ยท 1h 40m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- IT
Also by
Claudio Caligari
Production companies
Who made it
- SO
Sorpasso Film
IT
RAI
IT
Key crew
- NovelDido Sacchettoni
- Production ManagerLuciano Lucchi
- Production CoordinatorPaolo Buzzurro
- Production DesignMaurizio Marchitelli
- Costume DesignTiziana Mancini
- SoundTommaso Quattrini
- Assistant DirectorGianluca Mazzella
- Camera OperatorRoberto Ruzzolini
- Script SupervisorFabrizia Iacona
- Production SecretaryAntonio Spoletini
- Production SecretaryGiorgio Gasparini
- ProducerMarco Risi
- ProducerMaurizio Tedesco
- EditorMauro Bonanni
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- rome, italy
- hold-up robbery
- based on true story
- rise and fall
- mugger
- true crime
- criminal gang
- late night crime
- suburban angst
- burglars
- evading police
- robbery gang
Release history ยท US
When it landed
- Premiere1998-09-08ยท Venice Film Festival
- Theatrical1998-09-11
Also known as
International titles
- The Scent of the NightUS
- ๅค็ๆฐๆฏCN
