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In the 60's, Antonioni was a major movie director and La Notte was one of his masterpieces. Moreau and Mastroianni both shine here with great perfomances. A very deep movie which doesn't deal with chases, shootings, explosions and special effects but with relationships and the human mind in general. Definitely worth a look.

Description: Marcello Mastroianni (La Dolce VIta, 8 1/2) and Jeanne Moreau (Jules And Jim, The Bride Wore Black) are affluent but emotionally estranged spouses in Michelangelo Antonioni's 1961 post-neorealistic classic La Notte. After ten years of marriage, Giovanni, a successful novelist, and his wife Lidia have grown apart. He is no longer attracted to her, and she finds him boring and self-absorbed. During the course of a single day, they are faced with heartache, desperation and personal loss. When the night comes, both are tempted by thoughts of infidelity but ultimately return to each other. Unable to come to terms with their emotions, Marcello Mastroianni (La Dolce VIta, 8 1/2) and Jeanne Moreau (Jules And Jim, The Bride Wore Black) are affluent but emotionally estranged spouses in Michelangelo Antonioni's 1961 post-neorealistic classic La Notte. After ten years of marriage, Giovanni, a successful novelist, and his wife Lidia have grown apart. He is no longer attracted to her, and she finds him boring and self-absorbed. During the course of a single day, they are faced with heartache, desperation and personal loss. When the night comes, both are tempted by thoughts of infidelity but ultimately return to each other. Unable to come to terms with their emotions, they are left to ponder the fate of their marriage...an unstable union destroyed by indifference of habit and impenetrable loneliness. ... (more) (less)

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