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THE NIGHT

by Michelangelo Antonioni

synopsis

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 Lidia 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, Lidia flirts with the playboy Roberto.

international title: The Night
original title: La notte
country: Italy, France
year: 1961
genre: fiction
directed by: Michelangelo Antonioni
film run: 122'
release date: IT 24/01/1961, FR 24/02/1961, DE 06/1961, FI 08/09/1961, UK 10/1961, SE 13/11/1961, DK 26/12/1961, TR 10/1963, PT 16/07/1964, ES 14/08/2003, GR 15/08/2003
screenplay: Michelangelo Antonioni, Ennio Flaiano, Tonino Guerra
cast: Jeanne Moreau, Marcello Mastroianni, Monica Vitti
cinematography by: Gianni Di Venanzo
film editing: Eraldo Da Roma
art director: Piero Zuffi
producer: Emanuele Cassuto

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