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Yvonne of the Night

1949 · 85 min

A sweeping, sorrowful melodrama that follows a singer's heartbreak and slow decline with earnest emotion and a lingering sense of loss.

Directed by
Giuseppe Amato
Genres
Drama
Starring
Totò, Olga Villi, Frank Latimore
Overview
Carlo Rutelli falls in love with the beautiful variety singer Yvonne la Nuit, but his father opposes the wedding. World War I breaks out and Carlo is killed while Yvonne has a son, but on orders from Carlo's father, she is told he is dead. Her career descends and only Nino, an art partner, remains close to her and helps her earn her living by singing in taverns.

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Directed by
Giuseppe Amato
Genres
Drama
Starring
Totò, Olga Villi, Frank Latimore
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • grief
  • class
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Giuseppe Amato
Written by
Fabrizio Sarazani, Giuseppe Amato, Oreste Biancoli
Starring
Totò, Olga Villi, Frank Latimore, Eduardo De Filippo, Gino Cervi, Giulio Stival, Arnoldo Foà, John Strange
Music
Pasquale Frustaci
Cinematography
Mario Craveri
Runtime
85 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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