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White Nights

1957 · 101 min

A tender, aching slow dance of hope and heartbreak, wrapped in foggy streets and quiet longing.

Overview
A middle-aged man meets a young woman who is waiting on a canal bridge for her lover's return.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • loneliness
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • grief
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance8
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Luchino Visconti
Written by
Luchino Visconti, Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Starring
Maria Schell, Marcello Mastroianni, Jean Marais, Marcella Rovena, Maria Zanoli, Elena Fancera, Lanfranco Ceccarelli, Angelo Galassi
Music
Nino Rota
Cinematography
Giuseppe Rotunno
Runtime
101 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
Italian

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