Le Notti Bianche (1957)
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Shy young Marcelo Mastroianni ambles across a bridge one evening, where he meets a strange but alluring girl (Maria Schell) who is awaiting her lover. This chance acquaintance is the first strand in a complex web entrapping Mastroianni in a dreamlike world of flashbacks, flashforwards and false visions. The girl, suspecting that her lover is staying at a nearby hotel, asks Mastroianni to deliver a note to the errant swain. He agrees--then destroys the note, setting the plot in motion. Updated from a 19th century story by Dostoyevsky, White Nights (Le Notti Bianche) was later refilmed by Robert Bresson as Four Nights of a Dreamer. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Marcello Mastroianni, Maria Schell, (more)
- Director(s):
- Luchino Visconti
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Le Notti Bianche
Shy young Marcelo Mastroianni ambles across a bridge one evening, where he meets a strange but alluring girl (Maria Schell) who is awaiting her lover. This chance acquaintance is the first strand in a complex web entrapping Mastroianni in a dreamlike world of flashbacks, flashforwards and false visions. The girl, suspecting that her lover is staying at a nearby hotel, asks Mastroianni to deliver a note to the errant swain. He agrees--then destroys the note, setting the plot in motion. Updated from a 19th century story by Dostoyevsky, White Nights (Le Notti Bianche) was later refilmed by Robert Bresson as Four Nights of a Dreamer. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 101 mins
Complete Cast of Le Notti Bianche
- Marcello Mastroianni - Mario
- Jean Marais - Lodger
- Alberto Carloni - Bar Proprietor
- Corrado Pani
- Maria Zanoli - Housekeeper
- Marcella Rovena - Housewife
- Anna Filippini - Daughter
- Giorgio Listuzzi - Policeman
- Maria Schell - Natalia
- Clara Calamai - Prostitute
- Elena Fancora - Cashier
- Renato Terra
- Dick Sanders - Dancer
- Leonida Montest - Mother
- Ferdinando Gera - Father
- Director(s):
- Luchino Visconti
- Writer(s):
- Suso Cecchi D'Amico, Luchino Visconti
- Producer(s):
- Franco Cristaldi
- Categories:
- Romance
- 1957 - Venice International Film Festival - Silver Lion
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