The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982)

Original title

La notte di San Lorenzo

Directed by

Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani

Genre

drama film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 45m

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 131 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman recalls her childhood in a Tuscan village on the night of a feast day during World War II. She tells of villagers fleeing their town as fighting approaches, mixed with her own memories and fantasies.

nostalgicdreamlikewar-tornpoignantbittersweetvisually lushcontemplativewistful

What happens

The Night of the Shooting Stars (UK: The Night of San Lorenzo, Italian: La Notte di San Lorenzo) is a 1982 Italian fantasy war drama film directed by Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani. It was written by Giuliani G. De Negri, Paolo Taviani, Tonino Guerra, and Vittorio Taviani. It was entered into the 1982 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Jury Special Grand Prix. The film was selected by Italy as its entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 55th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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