Magical Nights

2018 Italian film directed by Paolo Virzi
  • 8 November 2018 (2018-11-08)
Running time
110 minutesCountryItalyLanguageItalian

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

  1. ^ "Bac Films Lured by Paolo Virzi's 'Magical Nights'". Variety. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Paolo Virzì's "Magical Nights" at the Rome Film Fest". news.cinecitta.com. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Review: Magical Nights". Cineuropa.org. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "#RomaFF13 - Le prime anticipazioni della tredicesima edizione". romacinemafest.it. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.

External links

  • Magical Nights at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata