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I just finished - and thoroughly enjoyed - Michaelangelo Antonioni's classic film 'La Notte'. The film was originally over two hours long, but was edited down after audience previews.

People who don't like Monty Python should give this a chance too, if they have at least a little humor, and they aren't Christian extremists.

She wanders the streets of Milan, ending up in the neighborhood where she and Giovanni lived as newlyweds.

Giovanni wanders off and meets Valentina Gherardini (Later Mr. Gherardini meets privately with Giovanni and offers him an executive position with his company, to write the firm's history. All in all, a great film for fans of the Python crew, and people who have a sense of humor about religion(a dark sense of humor, that is). She bathes, but he makes no move on her.

A man named Roberto (Giorgio Negro), who had been following her, approaches, asks her to dance and she accepts.

When a film is still funny 25 years after it's made, and doesn't feel particularly aged, even a quarter of a century later, then you know that you've struck gold. There is a book of the film with pictures from the production and the full script. 'If you have enjoyed this film, why not go and see "La Notte"?' Lidia takes out a love letter Giovanni wrote to her just before they were married and reads it aloud. But, I guess that a lot of people won't like them for this way of making movies. Valentina invites Lidia to dry off in her room, where Lidia confronts her directly about her husband.

Giovanni walks over and does not sit down and Lidia does not tell him about Tommaso's death. Giovanni signs books, while his wife looks on from a distance.

Some people might find it interesting. At the end of Idle's song "Bright Side Of Life" we can hear him saying "It's the end of the film. Lidia suggests they leave the club and attend a swanky party thrown by a millionaire businessman. I love you. Giovanni asks who wrote it and she replies, "You did".

After a while Lidia leaves. Lidia walks to the band and appears to enjoy the music. Giovanni seems slightly annoyed by Lidia's behavior. Yes No | Share this. Who do you think pays for all this rubbish?

Noticing Giovanni, she tells him she is not a bit jealous of his playing around with Valentina. Giovanni reveals that he's going through a "crisis" common among writers but in his case it is affecting his whole life. This is, unfortunately, the problem with their films; if you don't like the jokes, the film might seem extremely slow to you; of course, one could argue that Monty Python mainly make movies for the jokes sake, but they could do better on the pacing, for the sake of viewers who don't like all those repeated jokes. 8/10 Even boredom is made interesting by him. 60 of 61 ... Referenced in the end credits of Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979). Oh well. Outside the hospital, Giovanni sees his wife crying but does not comfort her. Incidently this record's available in the foyer.

Giovanni continues to initiate sex in a bunker on the golf course, beneath a grey morning sky. Back at the apartment, Giovanni finally hears from Lidia and he picks her up from the old neighborhood, which seems to have little sentimental value for him. The plot is about as incoherent as the usual Monty Python team film, though it should be noted that, like Monty Python and the Holy Grail, it is an actual film, and not a series of sketches, like, for example, the Meaning of Life. There is, for instance, a sequence in which a sudden downpour turns a listless garden party into a riot of foolish revelry, exposing the lack of stimulation before nature takes a flagellating hand. John Cleese, Incidently this record's available in the foyer.

They return to the guests, just as Lidia and Roberto return from their drive. 75% Upvoted. Some of us have got to live as well you know. This is a reference to the famous myth that the founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus, were suckled by a she-wolf when they were babies - a story commemorated by ancient statues. Giovanni embraces and kisses her but she resists, saying she no longer loves him and nor does he love her. This thread is archived. Graham Chapman, The prisoners carry crosses considerably smaller than the ones they end up being crucified upon.

The film was originally over two hours long, but was edited down after audience previews. As Lidia is about to jump in from the diving board, Roberto stops her, takes her to his car and they drive off. In Milan, after visiting dear friend Tommaso Garani that is terminal in a hospital, the writer Giovanni Pontano goes to a party for the release of his last book, and his wife Lidia Pontano visits the place where she lived many years ago. Brian sells "Wolf nipple chips, get 'em while they're 'ot.

At the end of Idle's song "Bright Side Of Life" we can hear him saying "It's the end of the film. Life of Brian is a comedy film written, directed and largely performed by the Monty Python comedy team. A sudden shower sends the guests running for cover and some jump in the pool like children.

Giovanni is reluctant to accept and leaves the offer open. She enjoys Roberto's company and their conversation but as he's about to kiss her, Lidia turns away from him, saying "I'm sorry, I can't." She comes across a brutal street fight which she tries to stop and later she watches rockets being set off in a field. La Notte (1961) Trivia. • Monty Python have jokingly referred to the film, first in the subtitles of the original 1974 trailer for Monty Python and the Holy Grail, then again in 1979 at the end of Life of Brian, where the final credits ask: "If you have enjoyed this film, why not go and see La notte?"

I fall into all three categories, and I loved it. Christian "believers" can probably laugh at it too, like I said, it's not the religion itself, it's more the brainwashed followers that the film makes fun of. With Lidia's family's wealth and his earnings from publishing, he doesn't need the money.

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