White Nights
A middle-aged man meets a young woman who is waiting on a canal bridge for her lover's return.
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Synopsis Marcello Mastroianni, as a lonely city transplant, and Maria Schell, as a sheltered girl haunted by a loverâs 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 Viscontiâs Le notti bianche, an exquisite adaptation of Dostoyevskyâs âWhite Nights,â translates this romantic, shattering tale of two restless souls into a ravishing black-and-white dream. âThe Criterion Collection Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Maria Schell, Jean Marais, Clara Calamai
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- Director
- Luchino Visconti
- Starring
- Maria Schell, Marcello Mastroianni, Jean Marais, Marcella Rovena, Maria Zanoli, Elena Fancera, Lanfranco Ceccarelli, Angelo Galassi
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