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La Notte

starring: Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau, Monica Vitti, Bernhard Wicki, Rosy Mazzacurati
directed by: Michelangelo Antonioni

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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780794200565
Format: Black & White, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0794200567
Label: Fox Lorber
Manufacturer: Fox Lorber
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Fox Lorber
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 08, 2001
Running Time: 115 minutes
Sales Rank: 32948
Studio: Fox Lorber
Theatrical Release Date: February 19, 1962



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Description:
Antonioni's study of alienation and moral decay chronicles a day in the life of a middle-class couple whose marriage has been destroyed by mutual indifference and impenetrable loneliness.

Amazon.com essential video:
Continuing the 'alienation trilogy' that began with L'Avventura and ended with L'Eclisse, Michelangelo Antonioni's La Notte is a visually arresting, emotionally numbing exercise in chronic ennui. The film's anesthetizing effect is entirely intentional; Antonioni's central couple (Marcello Mastroianni as a self-absorbed novelist, Jeanne Moreau as his bored and wealthy wife) wallow in their own emotional desolation, constantly drifting--and in Moreau's case, literally drifting--from one disaffected scene to the next. Antonioni's pained study of modern detachment is richly supported by his visuals, often placing his isolated characters in a harsh landscape of empty glamor and even emptier emotions. Driving the point home is Monica Vitti as Marcello's would-be mistress; in their aimless lassitude, neither can muster the necessary passion. It's all too superficial to register with any lasting dramatic impact, but La Notte remains the fascinating work of a master, redefining how movies reflect the many facets of humanity. --Jeff Shannon



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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Outstanding
La Notte (The Night), the 1961 film by Michelangelo Antonioni, and the second of his Alienation Trilogy, ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Upperclass Angst
La Notte links Antonioni's 'L'Avventura' and 'L'Eclisse' together in its stark and very beautiful portrayal ... Read More


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - A bit light
I guess I was expecting a whole lot more, considering Jeanne Moreau and Marcello Mastroianni were the stars ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - This is how falling out of love looks
The DVD offers few frills, but the film is a superb study of the death of love. As in the best of Antonioni's ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Another gem from Antonioni
La Notte is an apt title for the second film in Michelangelo Antonioni's trilogy, with L'Avventura being the first ... Read More

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