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Le Notti Bianche

1957-11-14 Drama 1hr 41m

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

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

  • Released
    1957-11-14
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 41m
  • Genre
    Drama, Romance
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    Italiano
  • imdb-logo
    7.8
  • Production
    Vides Cinematografica, Cinematografica Associati (CI.AS.), Intermondia Films

Crew

Luchino Visconti
Director
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Novel
Franco Cristaldi
Producer
Keywords:
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Cast

Maria Schell

Maria Schell
Natalia
Marcello Mastroianni

Marcello Mastroianni
Mario
Jean Marais

Jean Marais
L'Inquilino
Marcella Rovena

Marcella Rovena
La Padrona della Pensione
Maria Zanoli

Maria Zanoli
La Domestica
Elena Fancera

Elena Fancera
La Cassiera
Lanfranco Ceccarelli

Lanfranco Ceccarelli
Un Coinvolto nella Rissa
Angelo Galassi

Angelo Galassi
Un Coinvolto nella Rissa
Renato Terra

Renato Terra
Un Coinvolto nella Rissa
Corrado Pani

Corrado Pani
Un Giovinastro
Dirk Sanders

Dirk Sanders
Il Ballerino
Clara Calamai

Clara Calamai
La Prostituta
Giorgio Albertazzi

Giorgio Albertazzi
L'Inquilino / Narratore (uncredited)
Lys Assia

Lys Assia
La Cantante (uncredited)
Romano Barbieri

Romano Barbieri
Il Figlio della Famiglia Amica di Mario (uncredited)
Alberto Carloni

Alberto Carloni
Il Locandiere (uncredited)
Dino D'Aquilio

Dino D'Aquilio
Un Ragazzino (uncredited)
Enzo Doria

Enzo Doria
Il Marinaio Che Balla (uncredited)
Anna Filippini

Anna Filippini
La Figlia della Famiglia Amica di Mario (uncredited)
Carla Foscari

Carla Foscari
(uncredited)
Biagio Gambini

Biagio Gambini
Dancer (uncredited)
Ferdinando Gerra

Ferdinando Gerra
Il Padre della Famiglia Amica di Mario (uncredited)
Giorgio Listuzzi

Giorgio Listuzzi
La Guardia di Finanza (uncredited)
Leonilde Montesi

Leonilde Montesi
La Madre della Famiglia Amica di Mario (uncredited)
Sandro Moretti

Sandro Moretti
Un Giovinastro (uncredited)
Mimmo Palmara

Mimmo Palmara
L'Uomo Che Gioca a Carte con la Prostituta (uncredited)
Winni Riva

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Sandra Verani

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-07-30

Marcello Mastroianni espies a young woman who is waiting, patiently, by a bridge. Initially he thinks she is one of the ladies of the night ... read more

Marcello Mastroianni espies a young woman who is waiting, patiently, by a bridge. Initially he thinks she is one of the ladies of the night but as he passes he thinks he hears her crying. Distressed, she tries to flee from him but he manages to calm her down and they chat. They agree to meet next evening, same place same time - and that's the start of this charmingly simple drama that sees "Mario" and "Natalia" (Maria Schell) begin to confide in each other and cement a bond borne out of both of their emotional desires and frustrations. We also find out just why she waits each night. There are moments of intensity and joy as this story unfolds and we see a love burgeoning. Can it ever result in anything, though? The cold wintery evenings, the snow, the canals - they all add an eerie richness to two potent performances that show the vulnerabilities of their characters, their longings, disappointments and their hopes. Visconti also amiably incorporates a sense of family into the story well too. His being more around the relationship with the loudly omnipresent, but caring, landlady of his hotel (Marcella Rovena) and her's with her ageing grandmother - who rather comically uses a safety pin to adjoin their shirts so she cannot wander off! There is comedy here, but this film also has a sadness to it. Not a melancholic one, more an inevitability that somehow you just know is going to leave one of them quite possibly worse off in the end. Dostoevsky didn't much like "happy" endings - so don't go expecting one here, but there's a delicate chemistry to enjoy between Mastroianni and Schnell.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

Marcello Mastroianni espies a young woman who is waiting, patiently, by a bridge. Initially he thinks she is one of the ladies of the night but as he passes he thinks he hears her crying. Distressed, she tries to flee from him but he manage...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2024-07-30

Marcello Mastroianni espies a young woman who is waiting, patiently, by a bridge. Initially he thinks she is one of the ladies of the night but as he passes he thinks he hears her crying. Distressed, ...

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