Difendimi dalla notte

1982 1h 37m IT

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Late at night, Angelo returns from a mission in Africa and slips behind the wheel of a taxi, navigating a city he barely recognizes. Shrouded in darkness, its streets pulse with a strange, unsettling energy. But the true nightmare begins when he finally reaches home. Confronted by sudden eruptions of senseless violence and drawn into a web of increasingly twisted personal entanglements, Angelo is forced down a harrowing path. As he ventures ever deeper into the abyss of the night, he finds himself changed in ways he never could have imagined.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Antonio Piovanelli
Angelo
Leonora Fani
Michela
Saverio Marconi
Carlo
Franca Stoppi
Giacomo's governess
Fausto Lombardi
Andrea Aureli
taxi driver
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Giacomo Guerra
Susanna Forgione

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Claudio Fragasso
Writers: Claudio Fragasso
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Claudio Fragasso, shot by Sebastiano Celeste. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Claudio Borroni 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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Antonio Piovanelli and Leonora Fani and Saverio Marconi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2929956 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

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

Claudio Fragasso directs. Sebastiano Celeste behind the camera. Claudio Borroni cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

144 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Claudio Fragasso, shot by Sebastiano Celeste. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Claudio Borroni shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Antonio Piovanelli and Leonora Fani and Saverio Marconi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt2929956 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.