L'odore della notte (1998)

Remo Guerra is a policeman with a double life, who at night with a group of thugs, who he occasionally meets in bars, raids rich people's houses in Rome. Because of his hate for discipline ... See full summary »

Director:

Claudio Caligari

Writers:

Dido Sacchettoni (book), Claudio Caligari

Stars:

Valerio Mastandrea, Marco Giallini, Giorgio Tirabassi

3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Valerio Mastandrea	...	Remo Guerra
Marco Giallini	...	Maurizio Leggeri
Giorgio Tirabassi	...	Roberto Salvo
Alessia Fugardi	...	Rita
Francesca d'Aloja	...	Woman at sixth crime
Giampiero Lisarelli	...	Attilio
Elda Alvigini	...	Michela
Raffaele Vannoli	...	Nicola (as Lele Vannoli)
Stella Vordemann	...	Girl at eighth crime (as Stella Worderman)
Little Tony	...	Little Tony
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Enzo Marino Bellanich	...	(as Marino Bellanich)
Emanuel Bevilacqua
Serena Bonanno
Claudia Botticelli
Giuseppe Calcagno

Storyline

Remo Guerra is a policeman with a double life, who at night with a group of thugs, who he occasionally meets in bars, raids rich people's houses in Rome. Because of his hate for discipline he is soon dismissed from the force and he can continue his criminal life full time. One night he gets arrested and spends 3 years in jail. When he is released he buys a bar and tries to live a normal life, but soon enough the debts he has contracted for the purchase of the bar and his innate rage against society drive him back to muggings and hold ups. One night he tries to rob a very powerful politician...

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Plot Keywords:

anti social | robbery | rome italy | sociopath | nihilism | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

11 September 1998 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Scent of the Night

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sorpasso Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Did You Know?

Connections

References Taxi Driver (1976)

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Soundtracks

"Aida"
Written by R. Gaetano
Performed by Rino Gaetano
Courtesy of BMG Ricordi

User Reviews

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Very, very good. Finally a new italian movie that is actually well made. Based on real events. The dialogues are great and the acting is excellent. Lots of references to classic though such as Taxi Driver but these days every movie refeer to some others...