Magical Nights

Magical Nights
Notti magiche
Directed byPaolo Virzì
Written byFrancesca Archibugi
Francesco Piccolo
Paolo Virzì
Produced byMarco Belardi
Ivan Fiorini
StarringMauro Lamantia
Giovanni Toscano
Irene Vetere
Roberto Herlitzka
Giancarlo Giannini
CinematographyVladan Radovic
Music byCarlo Virzì
Production
company
Distributed by01 Distribution
Release date
  • 8 November 2018 (2018-11-08)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Notti magiche (Magical Nights) is an Italian comedy film directed by Paolo Virzì,[1][2] an homage to the season of the Italian-style comedy.[3][4]

Plot

On 3 July 1990, during the semi-final between Italy and Argentina at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, a film producer is found dead in the Tiber and three young aspiring screenwriters are the main suspects in the murder. During a night in the barracks, their sentimental and ironic journey is traced, describing the splendour and misery of a glorious period of the Italian cinema that is slowly fading away.

Cast

Distribution

The film has been presented on 27 October 2018[5] at the Rome Film Festival[6] and came out in the Italian theatres on 8 November 2018.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Bac Films Lured by Paolo Virzi's 'Magical Nights'". Variety. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Paolo Virzì's "Magical Nights" at the Rome Film Fest". news.cinecitta.com. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b "'Notti magiche', l'amarcord di Virzì: "Un film sul cinema e sulle illusioni della gioventù"". La Repubblica. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Review: Magical Nights". Cineuropa.org. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Festa del Cinema di Roma, chiude Paolo Virzì con Notti magiche: "Un film che celebra l'arte dell'irriverenza"". Il Fatto Quotidiano. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  6. ^ "#RomaFF13 - Le prime anticipazioni della tredicesima edizione". romacinemafest.it. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.