Rent Le Notti Bianche (1957)
3.9 of 5 from 49 ratings
1h 43min
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- Synopsis:
- One fateful night on the streets of Liverno, world-weary Marco (Marcello Mastroianni) bumps into Natalia (Maria Schell), a visibly distressed young woman. As Marco attempts to comfort her, Natalia recounts the story of a lost love (Jean Marais) who she hears is back in town. In a bid to remain close to her, Mario reluctantly agrees to help find him. Adapted from a Fyodor Dostoyevsky short story, director Luchino Visconti (Senso) captures the agony and ecstasy of infatuation in this exquisite melodrama. Headlined by two stellar performances from Marcello Mastroianni and Maria Schell, Le notti bianche won the Silver Lion at the 1957 Venice Film Festival.
- Actors:
- Maria Schell, Marcello Mastroianni, Jean Marais, Marcella Rovena, Maria Zanoli, Elena Fancera, Lanfranco Ceccarelli, Angelo Galassi, Renato Terra, Corrado Pani, Dirk Sanders, Clara Calamai, Lys Assia, Romano Barbieri, Alberto Carloni, Dino D'Aquilio, Enzo Doria, Anna Filippini, Carla Foscari, Biagio Gambini
- Directors:
- Luchino Visconti
- Producers:
- Franco Cristaldi, Jean-Paul Guibert, Giuseppe Maggi, Mario Maggi
- Narrated By:
- Giorgio Albertazzi
- Writers:
- Fyodor Dostoevsky, Suso Cecchi D'Amico, Luchino Visconti
- Aka:
- White Nights
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Romance
- Collections:
- Holidays Film Collection, The Cinema Paradiso Kissing Montage, The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Luchino Visconti
- Countries:
- Italy
- Awards:
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- Release Date:
- 08/12/2025
- Run Time:
- 103 minutes
- Languages:
- Italian LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Interview with producer and programmer Adrian Wootton (2025)
- Letters From Rome: Luchino Visconti - archival documentary where Visconti is interviewed in Rome by Andre Labarthe (1963)
- Archival interview with actor Marcello Mastroianni (1977)
- Archival interviews with Visconti collaborators and La notti bianche crew (2003)
- Audiobook reading of Dostoyevsky's original short story 'White Nights' (2010)
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