La notte di San Lorenzo
Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani / IT, 1982 / 107 min.
Lyrical masterpiece about a Tuscan village at the close of World War II full of black humour and surrealist scenes that won the Jury Prize in Cannes in 1982. In memory of Paolo Taviani, who died earlier this year.
The Italian director Paolo Taviani and his brother Vittorio were responsible for classics including the Golden Palm winning Padre padrone (1977) and the Pirandello adaptation Kaos (1984). The former, who died on 29 February 2024, was the last of the brothers to pass away.
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Director
Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
Production year
1982
Country
IT
Original title
La notte di San Lorenzo
Length
107 min.
Language
Italian
Subtitles
ENG
Format
DCP
Part of
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