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Also known as Le notti bianche

1957 film by Luchino Visconti

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Le notti bianche is a 1957 Italian-French drama and romance film directed by Luchino Visconti. The screenplay was written by Suso Cecchi d'Amico and Visconti, with production by Franco Cristaldi. The cast includes Maria Schell, Marcello Mastroianni, Jean Marais, and Corrado Pani. The story follows a middle-aged man who meets a young woman waiting on a canal bridge for her lover's return.

The film was shot in black-and-white by Giuseppe Rotunno, with music composed by Nino Rota. Production design was handled by Mario Chiari, and costumes were designed by Piero Tosi. Editing was performed by Mario Serandrei. The runtime is listed as 101 minutes or 97 minutes. It was distributed by Netflix and is available on the Criterion Channel. The film has received review scores of 8.3 out of 10, 89 percent, and a rating of 7.7.

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Film · TMDB

7.4

A middle-aged man meets a young woman who is waiting on a canal bridge for her lover's return.

Released: 1957-11-14101 minDir: Luchino ViscontiDrama, Romance

Cast

  • Maria Schell as Natalia
  • Marcello Mastroianni as Mario
  • Jean Marais as L'Inquilino
  • Marcella Rovena as La Padrona della Pensione
  • Maria Zanoli as La Domestica
  • Elena Fancera as La Cassiera

Themes

  • dance
  • italy
  • love
  • unrequited love
  • older man younger woman relationship
  • foreign language adaptation
  • modern day adaptation
  • dostoevsky
  • lonely

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Ratings

IMDb

7.7/10

10,317 votes

Year
1957
Runtime
97 min
Genres
Drama, Romance

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
Italy
Original language
Italian
Screenwriter
Luchino Visconti
Composer
Nino Rota
Cinematographer
Giuseppe Rotunno
Narrative location
Tuscany
Duration
97
FilmAffinity ID
392984
Distribution format
video on demand
Image
Photo Maria Schell and Marcello Mastroianni in a scene from Le notti bianche, a 1957 film written and directed by Luchino Visconti 1957 - Touring Club Italiano 04 1689.jpg
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publication date
1957-01-01
film editor
Mario Serandrei
title
Le notti bianche
production designer
Mario Chiari
costume designer
Piero Tosi
distributed by
Netflix
review score
89%
Commons category
Le notti bianche
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