The Night of the Shooting Stars
La Notte di San Lorenzoby Paolo et Vittorio Taviani1h461981Italy
Recommended byHirokazu Kore-eda, Michael Haneke
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The Night of San Lorenzo, the night of the shooting stars, is the night when dreams come true in Italian folklore. In 1944, a group of Italians flee their town after hearing rumors that the Nazis plan to blow it up and that the Americans are about to arrive to liberate them.
Credits
- Production Compagny : RAI Cinema, Ager Cinematografica
- Distributor : MK2
- Scenario : Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani, Giuliani De Negri, Tonino Guerra
- Dialogs : Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
- Set Decoration : Gianni Sbarra
- Costume Design : Lina Nerli Taviani
- Editing : Roberto Perpignani
- Photo Director : Franco Di Giacomo
- Original Music : Nicola Piovani
- Sound Recorder : Hubert Nijhuis
- Director : Paolo et Vittorio Taviani
Technical details
- Printed format : 35 mm
- Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
- Year of production : 1981
- French release date : 20 October 1982
- Category : Feature film
- Color : Colors
- Language : Italian