Magical Nights
2018 Italian film directed by Paolo Virzi
- 8 November 2018 (2018-11-08)
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Notti magiche (Magical Nights) is an Italian comedy film directed by Paolo Virzì,[1][2] an homage to the season of the Italian-style comedy.[3][4]
Plot
On 3 July 1990, during the semi-final between Italy and Argentina at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, a film producer is found dead in the Tiber and three young aspiring screenwriters are the main suspects in the murder. During a night in the barracks, their sentimental and ironic journey is traced, describing the splendour and misery of a glorious period of the Italian cinema that is slowly fading away.
Cast
- Mauro Lamantia as Antonino Scordia
- Giovanni Toscano as Luciano Ambrogi
- Irene Vetere as Eugenia Malaspina
- Roberto Herlitzka as Fulvio Zappellini
- Giancarlo Giannini as Leandro Saponaro
- Ornella Muti as Federica
- Giulio Berruti as Max Andrei
- Giulio Scarpati as Salvatore Malaspina
- Paolo Bonacelli as Ennio
Distribution
The film has been presented on 27 October 2018[5] at the Rome Film Festival[6] and came out in the Italian theatres on 8 November 2018.[3]
References
- ^ "Bac Films Lured by Paolo Virzi's 'Magical Nights'". Variety. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Paolo Virzì's "Magical Nights" at the Rome Film Fest". news.cinecitta.com. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ a b "'Notti magiche', l'amarcord di Virzì: "Un film sul cinema e sulle illusioni della gioventù"". La Repubblica. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Review: Magical Nights". Cineuropa.org. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Festa del Cinema di Roma, chiude Paolo Virzì con Notti magiche: "Un film che celebra l'arte dell'irriverenza"". Il Fatto Quotidiano. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "#RomaFF13 - Le prime anticipazioni della tredicesima edizione". romacinemafest.it. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
External links
- Magical Nights at IMDb
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Films directed by Paolo Virzì
- La bella vita
- August Vacation
- Ovosodo
- Kisses and Hugs
- My Name Is Tanino
- Caterina in the Big City
- Napoleon and Me
- Your Whole Life Ahead of You
- The First Beautiful Thing
- Every Blessed Day
- Human Capital
- Like Crazy
- The Leisure Seeker
- Magical Nights
- Dry