The Night of the Shooting Stars
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The Night of the Shooting Stars is a 1982 Italian film by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani that blends memory, fantasy, and wartime reality as it follows villagers fleeing Nazi-occupied Tuscany during World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| award |
Best Director at the 1982 David di Donatello Awards
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Best Film at the 1982 David di Donatello Awards ⓘ Best Screenplay at the 1982 David di Donatello Awards ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Giuseppe Lanci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| depicts | Nazi occupation of Italy ⓘ |
| director |
Paolo Taviani
NERFINISHED
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Vittorio Taviani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Gaumont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Roberto Perpignani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFestivalAward |
FIPRESCI Prize at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival
NERFINISHED
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Grand Prix at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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fantasy ⓘ war ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Claudio Bigagli
NERFINISHED
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Enrica Maria Modugno NERFINISHED ⓘ Giovanni Guidelli NERFINISHED ⓘ Margarita Lozano NERFINISHED ⓘ Massimo Bonetti NERFINISHED ⓘ Micol Guidelli NERFINISHED ⓘ Omero Antonutti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
childhood perspective on war
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memory ⓘ myth and reality ⓘ war and occupation ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| musicBy | Nicola Piovani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | blend of memory, fantasy, and wartime reality ⓘ |
| narrator | adult version of the child protagonist ⓘ |
| originalTitle | La notte di San Lorenzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfFilmMovement | Italian cinema of the 1980s ⓘ |
| plotFocus | villagers fleeing Nazi-occupied Tuscany ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Gaumont
NERFINISHED
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Rai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateItaly | 1982-09-10 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 107 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| setInRegion | Tuscany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Paolo Taviani
NERFINISHED
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Vittorio Taviani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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