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Marcello Mastroianni, as a lonely city transplant, and Maria Schell, as a sheltered girl haunted by a lover's promise, meet by chance on a canal bridge and begin a tentative romance that quickly entangles them in a web of longing and self-delusion. Luchino Visconti's Le notti bianche, an exqiusite adaptation of Dostoyevsky's "White Nights," translates this romantic, shattering tale of two restless souls into a ravishing black-and-white dream.
"A beautiful film... Visconti's delicate, elegant direction has the shape and movement of a short story." London Times
"Excellent performances from Mastroianni, Marais, and Schell." Time Out Film Guide
Editor's Note
Celebrated Italian filmmaker Luchino Visconti abandoned the Neorealist tone and aesthetic of his earlier films for the dreamier, fairy-tale like romance LE NOTTI BIANCHE (WHITE NIGHTS). An adaptation of a short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky, the film stars Marcello Mastroianni as Mario, a lonely, introverted clerk living in an Italian town. One night, he encounters Natalia (Maria Schell) on a canal bridge, distraught over the fact that her lover (Jean Marais) has failed to meet her as promised. Falling in love with her, Mario agrees to assist her in finding the man, but does so with the secret goal of preventing Natalia's reunion and wooing her himself. LE NOTTI BIANCHE boasts beautiful black and white cinematography and a trio of Europe's finest performers.
| Features | A Collection Of Interviews From 2003 Featuring Screenwriter Suso Cecchi D'Amico, Film Critics Laura Delli Colli And Lino Micciche, Cinematographer Rotunno, And Costume Designer Piero Tosi | | Audio: Italian Mono | | New And Improved English Subtitle Translation | | New Audio Recording Of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Short Story "White Nights," Also Downloadable As An MP3 | | New, Restored High-Definition Digital Transfer, Supervised By Cinematographer Giuseppe Rotunno | | Original Theatrical Trailer | | Plus: A New Essay By Film Scholar Geoffrey Nowell-Smith | | Rare Screen-Test Footage Of Marcello Mastroianni And Maria Schell | | Subtitles: English |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Home Vision/Public Media |
| Release Date: 7/12/2005 |
| Running Time: 101 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1957 | | Catalog ID: 020 | | UPC: 00037429207826 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: Italian | | Available Audio Tracks: Italian | | Available Subtitles: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] |
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| | Professional Reviews | Entertainment Weekly
"The city was re-created in the studio, lending the film a surreal and claustrophobic atmosphere." 07/22/2005 p.61 |
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