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Metropolis Cinema, Pharoun Street, Next to GAC MOTOR LEBANON - Bazerji Motors SAL, Mar Mikhael
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Year of Production
1982
Country of Production
Italy
Running Time
105 min
Language
In Italian, German with English subtitles
Cast

Omero Antonutti, Beatrice Bardelli, Margarita Lozano, Claudio Bigagli 

 

Festivals/Awards

Jury Grand Prize, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Festival de Cannes 1982

Venice Classics Award for Best Restored Film - Venice Film Festival 2018

 

La notte di San Lorenzo
The Night of the Shooting Stars
Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani

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.

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