Le notti bianche

May 28 1961 Not Rated 1h 42m
Drama, Romance

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

Plot

A love triangle, the past invades the present. Mario, a shy man new in Livorno, chats up a crying woman on a bridge. She's Natalia, waiting for a lover gone for a year who promised to return. For three nights, Mario accompanies Natalia, assists her, distracts her, dances with her. He falls in love with her. Can he pull Natalia into his arms, away from the past and from love for a man who will probably never return?

Written by

Fyodor Dostoevsky, Suso Cecchi D'Amico, Luchino Visconti

Directed by

Luchino Visconti

Production Countries

Italy, France

Production Companies

Cinematografica Associati (CI.AS.), Vides Cinematografica, Rank Film

Languages

Italiano

Awards

7 wins & 7 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
10,126
Average Rating
7.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA