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

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):: Luchino Visconti, Suso Cecchi D'Amico

Producer(s):: Franco Cristaldi

Categories:: Romance

Le Notti Bianche Awards:

1957 - Venice International Film Festival - Silver Lion

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	Donald K.

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An ok Visconti most memorable for the very young Mastroianni. The sets seem to confined, dark and repetitive. The story is acceptable if you believe in love at first sight.

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	Jordan L.

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I like Visconti, I enjoy Mastrianni, but I wasn't really expecting what I got out of this film. I admit I missed that this is based on Dostoyevsky story. Great acting, but this film is really quite dull. I thought this would be a Neo-realist film, but it's really not much more than boring drama. Wouldn't recommend it.