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Notturno (film)

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Notturno
Italian theatrical release poster
Directed byGianfranco Rosi
Story byGianfranco Rosi
Produced by
CinematographyGianfranco Rosi
Edited byJacopo Quadri
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) (Venice)
  • 9 September 2020 (2020-09-09) (Italy)
  • 7 April 2021 (2021-04-07) (France)
Running time
100 minutes[1]
Countries
  • Italy
  • France
  • Germany
LanguagesArabic
Kurdish
Box office$119,354[2]

Notturno is a 2020 internationally co-produced documentary film directed by Gianfranco Rosi. It had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on 8 September 2020. It was selected as the Italian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[3]

Synopsis

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Shot over the course of three years between Syria, Iraq, Kurdistan, and Lebanon, Notturno follows different people from areas near war zones in the Middle East who are trying to start over again with their everyday lives.[4] A group of female soldiers is shown standing guard, clearing empty buildings and relaxing in their barracks. A man in a small boat hunts for water fowl at night with the sound of machine gun fire in the distance. At a psychiatric hospital, a group of patients are given scripts to memorize for a play about the current state of their homeland and are shown rehearsing their parts. A boy, Ali, is paid five dollars a day to help a duck hunter. A couple admire the beauty of the night sky; the man then puts on his thob, picks up his drum, and walks the streets of the town playing the instrument and singing a song in praise of the prophet. At a school, as a form of therapy, children draw graphic pictures of the war atrocities they witnessed and describe their experiences to their teacher. One of the most cruel scenes is the one which shows a veiled Kurdish mother in the jail cell where her son had been tortured and killed. Another scene concerns a mother listening to phone messages from her daughter who has been kidnapped by Isis terrorists who are demanding a ransom.[5]

Production

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In January 2018, it was announced Gianfranco Rosi would direct the film, with Météore Films distributing the film in France.[6][7]

Release

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The film had its world premiere at the 77th Venice International Film Festival on 8 September 2020.[8] It also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on 15 September 2020[9] and at the New York Film Festival on 6 October 2020.[10][11][12] It was also selected to screen at the Telluride Film Festival in September 2020, prior to its cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] In December 2020, Super LTD acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film.[14]

It was released in Italy on 9 September 2020 by 01 Distribution.[15] It is scheduled to be released in the United States through virtual cinema on 22 January 2021, followed by video on demand on 29 January 2021.[16] It is scheduled to be released in France on 7 April 2021, and it was screened in Norway in October 2022 at the Mirage Film Festival.[17][18]

Reception

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Critical reception

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Notturno holds an 82% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 66 reviews, with an average of 7.3/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Notturno contemplates the cost of war in starkly human terms by surveying the lives of people living under the threat of destruction."[19] On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 75 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[20]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Notturno". Venice Film Festival. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Notturno". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  3. ^ "93° ACADEMY AWARDS: "NOTTURNO" È IL FILM DESIGNATO A RAPPRESENTARE L'ITALIA NELLA CATEGORIA CHE PREMIA IL FILM INTERNAZIONALE". Anica. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Notturno di Rosi in concorso a Toronto" [Rosi's Notturno in competition in Toronto] (in Italian). ANSA. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  5. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (10 September 2020). "Gianfranco Rosi on Capturing Scars of ISIS-Inflicted Trauma in 'Notturno'". Variety.
  6. ^ Lamercier, Fabien (29 January 2018). "Gianfranco Rosi preparing Nocturne". Cineuropa. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  7. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (14 February 2018). "'Fire at Sea' Director Gianfranco Rosi Set to Shoot 'Notturno' Doc in Middle East". Variety. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  8. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (28 July 2020). "Venice Film Festival 2020: Competition Light On Studios, Strong On Global Arthouse & Women Directors – Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Notturno". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Notturno". New York Film Festival. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  11. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (30 July 2020). "Toronto Sets 2020 Lineup: Werner Herzog, Regina King, Mira Nair, Francois Ozon, Naomi Kawase Titles Join Hybrid Edition". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  12. ^ "58th New York Film Festival Main Slate Announced". New York Film Festival. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  13. ^ Keegan, Rebecca (3 August 2020). "Inside the Telluride Film Festival That Would Have Been". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  14. ^ Hipes, Patrick (10 December 2020). "Italy's Oscar Submission 'Notturno' Lands U.S. Deal At Neon's Super Ltd". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Notturno, da mercoledì 9 settembre al cinema" [Notturno, from Wednesday September 9th in theatres]. Mymovies.it (in Italian). 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  16. ^ Barfield, Charles (7 January 2021). "'Notturno' Trailer: Gianfranco Rosi's Acclaimed Doc Arrives Later This Month On VOD & Hulu". The Playlist. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  17. ^ Macnab2021-09-10T14:19:00+01:00, Geoffrey. "Norwegian filmmakers launch creative documentary festival Mirage in Oslo". Screen. Retrieved 23 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. ^ "Notturno". Meteore Films. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  19. ^ "Notturno (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  20. ^ "Notturno". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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