A LONG LONG LONG NIGHT OF LOVE
UNA LUNGA LUNGA LUNGA NOTTE D'AMORE



Italy, 2001, 102 min, color

Several star-crossed couples experience both the thrills and the disappointment of romance over the course of one evening in this romantic comedy. Reporter Marcello has a brief encounter with Irene while waiting for a train. A young woman who has lost her sight finds herself falling for the voice of a ship's captain she hears over a radio broadcast. Egle, a massage therapist who is soon to be married, finds herself pursuing one last fling with Gabriele - though the odds are not in her favor, since he happens to be gay. Elena is a young woman with a child who wants to abandon her husband. And Carla wonders if she has any future at all with her lover - who is married to someone else.

"Rehashing a popular '50s and '60s model, Italian veteran Luciano Emmer, 83, resurfaces after an extended absence with A Long Long Long Night of Love. A passion valentine intercutting parallel romantic encounters and conflicts that unfold from dusk to dawn during the winter solstice, this elegant throwback is notable for its classy cast."