Giulia Doesn't Date at Night (2009)
"Giulia non esce la sera" (original title)

A young writer strikes up a relationship with his daughter's swimming instructor.

Director:

Giuseppe Piccioni

Writers:

Giuseppe Piccioni, Federica Pontremoli

Stars:

Valerio Mastandrea, Valeria Golino, Sonia Bergamasco

3 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Valerio Mastandrea	...	Guido
Valeria Golino	...	Giulia
Sonia Bergamasco	...	Benedetta
Lidia Vitale	...	Agente Donna
Chiara Nicola	...	Viola
Paolo Sassanelli	...	Bruno
Antonia Liskova	...	Eva
Domiziana Cardinali	...	Costanza
Jacopo Domenicucci	...	Filippo
Piera Degli Esposti	...	Attilia
Jacopo Maria Bicocchi	...	Giussi
Edo Monaci-Toschi	...	Cigliati (as Edo Monaci Toschi)
Federica Pontremoli	...	Stuart negresco
Renato Cesa De Marchi	...	Uomo Anziano
Valeria Sabel	...	Donna Anziana

Storyline

Guido writes novels and short stories; he's detached, diffident. When his wife and teenage daughter move, he stays behind to write. He takes swimming lessons; his teacher is Giulia, somber, perhaps melancholy. They talk from time to time; he invites her out, and she says she doesn't go out at night. We see Guido's stories dramatized - unhappy characters in search of something. Guido helps his daughter navigate a first crush; he disengages from a campaign to win a literary prize. His wife challenges him to reconnect with her. Instead, he focuses on Giulia: drawing her out, learning of her past. Then he intervenes. Can a novelist write reality?

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Plot Keywords:

swimming | melancholy | first crush | dog | mother daughter relationship | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

27 February 2009 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Giulia Doesn't Date at Night

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lumière & Company, Rai Cinema, Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (MiBAC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Valeria Golino accepted the role without reading the script first because she really wanted to work with Giuseppe Piccioni.

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Soundtracks

"Piangi Roma"
Written by Francesco Bianconi
Performed by Baustelle and Valeria Golino

User Reviews

Not exactly uplifting

About the life of Giulia, the mysterious character whose existence is slowly and painfully unravelled for us during the course of the movie.

This is not a feel-good movie. It is very moving, and raises thoughts about fidelity, trust, and what a person really needs in their life to be able to continue to live. I came away from the cinema not knowing what to think or feel. Actually, I do know how I felt - depressed. This film is very well made and very emotive. Don't expect to sit through it without being surprised and shocked and occasionally confused by the turn of events. It is a beautiful examination of the life of Giulia, and even if what we see isn't uplifting, it is interesting.

I recommend this movie for when you are in the mood for some thinking material. Not for a light night's entertainment and not for children.