The Night

La notte / Michelangelo Antonioni / France, Italy 1961 / 122 min. / Data file
The Night
Over the course of a single day and night, a marriage slowly unravels amid the prosperity of Milan. Elegant, melancholic, and deeply perceptive, La Notte is one of Antonioni’s most powerful explorations of love, desire, and emotional exhaustion.

Screenings

Su 26/07/2026
22:00 - 0:12
Aula of J. z Poděbrad High School
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni / France, Italy 1961 / 122 + 10 min. / Data file / english, french, italian / electronic czech subtitles, english subtitles
Introduction: Valerio Coladonato
We 29/07/2026
22:00 - 0:12
Aula of J. z Poděbrad High School
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni / France, Italy 1961 / 122 + 10 min. / Data file / english, french, italian / electronic czech subtitles, english subtitles
Introduction: Damiano Garofalo

Additional info

Directed by:
Michelangelo Antonioni
Screenplay:
Michelangelo Antonioni, Tonino Guerra, Ennio Flaiano
Photography:
Gianni Di Venanzo
Music:
Giorgio Gaslini
Cast:
Jeanne Moreauová (Lidia Pontanová), Marcello Mastroianni (Giovanni Pontano), Monica Vittiová (Valentina Gherardiniová), Bernhard Wicki (Tommaso Garani), Rosy Mazzacuratiová (Resy), Maria Pia Luziová (nymfomanka v nemocnici), Guido Ajmone Marsan (Fanti), Vincenzo Corbella (Gherardini), Umberto Eco (host na oslavě)
Awards:
Berlinale 1961 – Zlatý medvěd (Michelangelo Antonioni)
Donatellův David 1961 – nejlepší režie (Michelangelo Antonioni)
Národní syndikát filmových novinářů 1962 – Stříbrná stuha za nejlepší režii (Michelangelo Antonioni), za nejlepší hudbu (Giorgio Gaslini), nejlepší herečku ve vedlejší roli (Monica Vittiová)

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