La notte (The Night)
1961 · Movie · 122 min. · Italy
In Milan, after visiting dear friend Tommaso Garani that is terminal in a hospital, the writer Giovanni Pontano goes to a party for the release of his last book, and his wife Lydia Pontano visits the place where she lived many years ago. In the night, they go to a night-club, and later to a party in the mansion of the tycoon Mr. Gherardini. Along the night, Giovanni flirts with Valentina Gherardini, the daughter of the host, and then he receives a proposal to work for him in the area of communication and write the history of his company. Meanwhile, Lydia flirts with the playboy Roberto.
Direction Michelangelo Antonioni
Cast Marcello Mastroianni · Jeanne Moreau · Monica Vitti · Bernhard Wicki · Maria Pia Luzi · Rossy Mazzacurati · Roberto Danesi · Vittorio Bertolini
Soundtrack Giorgio Gaslini
Screenplay Tonino Guerra · Michelangelo Antonioni · Ennio Flaiano
Cinematography Gianni Di Venanzo
Original title La notte
Also known as La notte
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