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La Notte

Original title: La notte
  • 19611961
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 2m
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8.0/10
22K
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Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau, and Monica Vitti in La Notte (1961)
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Drama
A day in the life of an unfaithful married couple and their steadily deteriorating relationship.A day in the life of an unfaithful married couple and their steadily deteriorating relationship.A day in the life of an unfaithful married couple and their steadily deteriorating relationship.
IMDb RATING
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22K
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  • Director
    • Michelangelo Antonioni
  • Writers
    • Michelangelo Antonioni(story)
    • Ennio Flaiano(story)
    • Tonino Guerra(story)
  • Stars
    • Jeanne Moreau
    • Marcello Mastroianni
    • Monica Vitti
  • Director
    • Michelangelo Antonioni
  • Writers
    • Michelangelo Antonioni(story)
    • Ennio Flaiano(story)
    • Tonino Guerra(story)
  • Stars
    • Jeanne Moreau
    • Marcello Mastroianni
    • Monica Vitti
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    • 61User reviews
    • 56Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 2 nominations

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    La Notte
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    Photos83

    Monica Vitti in La Notte (1961)
    Monica Vitti in La Notte (1961)
    Monica Vitti in La Notte (1961)
    Monica Vitti in La Notte (1961)
    Monica Vitti in La Notte (1961)
    La Notte (1961)
    La Notte (1961)
    La Notte (1961)
    La Notte (1961)
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    Monica Vitti in La Notte (1961)
    Jeanne Moreau in La Notte (1961)

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    Jeanne Moreau
    Jeanne Moreau
    • Lidia Pontano
    Marcello Mastroianni
    Marcello Mastroianni
    • Giovanni Pontano
    Monica Vitti
    Monica Vitti
    • Valentina Gherardini
    Bernhard Wicki
    Bernhard Wicki
    • Tommaso Garani
    Rosy Mazzacurati
    • Resy
    Maria Pia Luzi
    • Nymphomaniac
    Guido A. Marsan
    • Fanti
    • (as Guido Ajmone Marsan)
    Vittorio Bertolini
    Vincenzo Corbella
    • Mr. Gherardini
    Ugo Fortunati
    • Cesarino
    Gitt Magrini
    • Signora Gherardini
    Giorgio Negro
    • Roberto
    Roberta Speroni
    • Beatrice
    Valentino Bompiani
    • Self
    • (uncredited)
    Roberto Danesi
      Umberto Eco
      Umberto Eco
      • Man at the Party
      • (uncredited)
      Giansiro Ferrata
        Giorgio Gaslini
        • Self
        • (uncredited)
        • Director
          • Michelangelo Antonioni
        • Writers
          • Michelangelo Antonioni(story) (screenplay)
          • Ennio Flaiano(story) (screenplay)
          • Tonino Guerra(story) (screenplay)
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        Storyline

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        • Trivia
          Second part of the unofficial "Incommunicability Trilogy" also including L'Avventura (1960) and L'Eclisse (1962).
        • Goofs
          When Giovanni pours champagne in the hospital, Bernhard Wicki (Tommaso) looks straight to the camera while turning his head from Lidia to Giovanni.
        • Quotes

          Lidia: [reading from a piece of paper] "When I awoke this morning, you were still asleep. As I slowly emerged from my slumber, I heard your gentle breathing and through the wisps of hair over your face I saw your closed eyes and I could barely contain my emotion. I wanted to cry out, to wake you up, because you slept so deeply, you almost seemed lifeless. In the half light, the skin of your arms and throat appeared so vibrant, so warm and dry that I longed to press my lips against it, but the thought of disturbing your sleep, of you awake in my arms again, held me back. I preferred you like this, something on one could take from me bacause it was mine alone - - this image of you that would be everlasting. Beyond your face I saw my own reflection in a vision that was pure and deep. I saw you in a dimension that encompassed all the times of my life, all the years to come, even the years past as I was preparing to meet you. That was the little miracle of this waking moment: to feel for the first time that you were and always would be mine and that this night would go on forever with you beside me, - with the warmth of your blood, your thoughts, and your will mixed with mine. At that moment, I realized how much I loved you, Lidia, and the intensity of the emotion was such that tears welled up in my eyes. For I felt that this must never end, that all our lives should be like an echo of this dawn, with you no belonging to me but actually a part of me, something breathing within me that could could ever destroy except the apathy of habit, which is the only threat I see. Then you awoke and with a sleepy smile, kissed me, and I felt there was nothing to fear that we'd always be as we were at that moment, bound by something stronger than time and habit."

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        The hardest of the trilogy but well worth the watch
        If you've arrived here at "La Notte" then chances are that you've enjoyed "L'avventura" and are thinking about continuing the journey through Antonioni's loose trilogy (L'avventura, La Notte, L'eclisse). But even if you came here first, don't worry because it's a trilogy in style & theme only; you can watch each one as a standalone since the plots have no relationship to each other.

        "La Notte" is probably the most difficult to watch largely due to the deliberately wooden performances of our 2 protagonists Lidia (Jeanne Moreau) and Giovanni (Marcello Mastroianni). The 2 actors themselves later said that they didn't like the film, and that's probably because their performances were very constrained, emotionless and almost zombie-like throughout most of the film. But this is Antonioni's strategy; he wanted emotions to be internalized by the actors while being externalized by their surroundings.

        And that's the key to understanding and enjoying this film. Rather than looking at the actors' faces for cues on how everyone feels, you must look to the settings they're in, the architecture of the buildings through which they pass, and the meticulously arranged decor of the rooms for hints of what's going on in their heads. This is part of the groundbreaking style that Antonioni is famous for in all his films, but it is perhaps the most extreme here in "La Notte".

        The plot itself is almost irrelevent, so I won't waste your time talking much on that point. I'll just say it's the story of a mutually dissatisfied couple as we follow them for a 24 hour period. Together as well as individually they pass through extraordinary events (a visit to a dying friend, an extremely bizarre seduction by a mental patient, a walk through a depressed part of town, an encounter with a violent gang fight, and ultimately the bulk of the story at a fantasy-like party full of the Italian elite).

        Although the marvelous Monica Vitti appears in this film, she is only a supporting character. Jeanne Moreau is the true center of the story albeit a frustrating one since her face is entirely devoid of emotion the whole time. This contrasts against the profound sadness and chaos we gather she must be feeling inside but doesn't show.

        If you prefer your films with more of a human element, I would say definitely start with the Monica Vitti films (L'avventura and L'eclisse) where she has a way of projecting tremendous emotion even without moving a muscle on her face. "La Notte" is more of a display of fantastic visuals and stunning mise en scène rather than any acting theatrics.
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        Details

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        • Release date
          • February 19, 1962 (United States)
        • Countries of origin
          • Italy
          • France
        • Languages
          • Italian
          • English
          • French
        • Also known as
          • The Night
        • Filming locations
          • Milan, Lombardia, Italy
        • Production companies
          • Nepi Film
          • Sofitedip
          • Silver Films
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        Box office

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        • Gross US & Canada
          • $39,236
        • Opening weekend US & Canada
          • $10,547
          • Sep 18, 2016
        • Gross worldwide
          • $40,703
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        Technical specs

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        • Runtime
          2 hours 2 minutes
        • Color
          • Black and White
        • Sound mix
          • Mono
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.85 : 1

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