The Night of the Shooting Stars

The night of the shooting stars, a group of Italians flee their town after hearing rumours that the Nazis plan to blow it and the Americans are on their way. The Night of San Lorenzo, the night of the shooting stars, is the night when dreams come true in Italian folklore. In 1944, a group of Italians flee their town after hearing rumours that the Nazis plan to blow it up and that the Americans are about to arrive to liberate them. Them movie by the Taviani brothers won the Grand Prix at Cannes Film Festival in 1982.

Keywords

  • Escape to the 80's
  • Italian success
  • Childhood
  • nature

Actors

  • Massimo Bonetti
  • Norma Martelli
  • Margarita Lozano
  • Giuseppe Furia
  • Paolo Hendel
  • Dario Cantarelli
  • Sabina Vannucchi
  • Claudio Bigagli
  • Enrica Maria Modugno
  • Omero Antonutti
  • Sergi Dagliana

Director

  • Paolo Taviani
  • Vittorio Taviani

Timeless

1h 46min

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Italy
1981
The night of the shooting stars, a group of Italians flee their town after hearing rumours that the Nazis plan to blow it and the Americans are on their way.

The night of the shooting stars, a group of Italians flee their town after hearing rumours that the Nazis plan to blow it and the Americans are on their way.


The Night of San Lorenzo, the night of the shooting stars, is the night when dreams come true in Italian folklore. In 1944, a group of Italians flee their town after hearing rumours that the Nazis plan to blow it up and that the Americans are about to arrive to liberate them. Them movie by the Taviani brothers won the Grand Prix at Cannes Film Festival in 1982.

Cast & Crew