White Nights (1957)

Original title

Le notti bianche

Directed by

Luchino Visconti

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 256 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A lonely man meets a sad woman on the streets of a quiet winter town. They spend several nights walking and talking as she waits for a man she loves.

melancholicdreamlikeromanticbittersweetslow-burnatmosphericlonelyyearning

What happens

White Nights (Italian: Le notti bianche), is a 1957 romantic melodrama film directed by Luchino Visconti, based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s 1848 short story of the same name. It was written for the screen by Visconti and Suso Cecchi d'Amico, and stars Maria Schell, Marcello Mastroianni, and Jean Marais. The film received positive reviews from critics and audiences, and won the Silver Lion at the 18th Venice International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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