Magical Nights

Notti magiche (Magical Nights) is an Italian comedy film directed by Paolo Virzì,^[1][2] an homage to the season of the Italian-style comedy.^[3][4]

Magical Nights
Notti magiche
Directed by	Paolo Virzì
Written by	Francesca Archibugi Francesco Piccolo Paolo Virzì
Produced by	Marco Belardi Ivan Fiorini
Starring	Mauro Lamantia Giovanni Toscano Irene Vetere Roberto Herlitzka Giancarlo Giannini
Cinematography	Vladan Radovic
Music by	Carlo Virzì
Production company	Rai Cinema
Distributed by	01 Distribution
Release date	8 November 2018 (2018-11-08)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Plot

On 3 July 1990, during the semi-final between Italy and Argentina at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, a film producer is found dead in the Tiber and three young aspiring screenwriters are the main suspects in the murder. During a night in the barracks, their sentimental and ironic journey is traced, describing the splendour and misery of a glorious period of the Italian cinema that is slowly fading away.

Cast

• Mauro Lamantia as Antonino Scordia
• Giovanni Toscano as Luciano Ambrogi
• Irene Vetere as Eugenia Malaspina
• Roberto Herlitzka as Fulvio Zappellini
• Giancarlo Giannini as Leandro Saponaro
• Ornella Muti as Federica
• Giulio Berruti as Max Andrei
• Giulio Scarpati as Salvatore Malaspina
• Paolo Bonacelli as Ennio

Distribution

The film has been presented on 27 October 2018^[5] at the Rome Film Festival^[6] and came out in the Italian theatres on 8 November 2018.^[3]