Magical Nights (2018)
Rome, 1990. The night Italy's national football team is eliminated from the World Cup by Argentina on penalty kicks, a well-known film producer is found dead in the Tiber river. The main suspects for the murder are three young aspiring screenwriters, who–promptly taken to the police–start to tell their version of the story.
Director:
Paolo Virzì
Writers:
Paolo Virzì, Francesca Archibugi, Francesco Piccolo.
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Mauro Lamantia as Antonino Scordia |
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Giovanni Toscano as Luciano Ambrogi |
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Irene Vetere as Eugenia Malaspina |
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Roberto Herlitzka as Fulvio Zappellini |
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Marina Rocco as Giusy Fusacchia |
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Paolo Sassanelli as Police Captain |
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Annalisa Arena as Katia |
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Eugenio Nicola Marinelli as Gianfranco, the chaffeur |
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Emanuele Salce as Virgilio Barone |
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Andrea Roncato as Fosco, the director |
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Giulio Berruti as Max Andrei |
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Ferruccio Soleri as Maestro Pontani |
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Paolo Bonacelli as Ennio 'The Great' |
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Regina Orioli as Emma Marcellini |
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Ludovica Modugno as Lawyer |
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Giulio Scarpati as Eugenia's Father |
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Simona Marchini as Mrs. Saponaro |
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Tea Falco as Italian Actress |
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Ornella Muti as Federica, the diva |
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Jalil Lespert as Jean-Claude Bernard |
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Giancarlo Giannini as Leandro Saponaro |
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Eliana Miglio as Eugenia's Mother |
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Emilia Verginelli as Screenwriter Friend |
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Mauro Caterini as Solinas Prize Driver |
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Federica Cacciola as Solinas Prize Organizer |
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Nicole Guerzoni as Favorite Pupil |
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Francesco Lagi as Young Old Man |
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Giovanni La Pàrola as Calogiuri, the director |
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Francesca Turrini as Solinas Prize Press Agent |
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Dario Ceruti as Solinas Prize Presenter |
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Roberto Citran as Vincenzo, the screenwriter |
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Silvio Vannucci as Alberto, the director |
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Elettra Dallimore-Mallaby as French Actress |
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Lorenzo Gioielli as Production Meddler |
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Martina Pensa as Aspiring Actress |
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Marit Nissen as Fosco's Ex-Wife |
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Efisio Sanna as Pharmacist |
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Paolo Vivaldi as Katia's Father |
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Isabella Cecchi as Katia's Mother |
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Daniela Morozzi as Luciano's Mother |
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Emanuele Barresi as Armando, the worker |
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Giorgio Algranti as Oreste, the worker |
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Toto Barbato as Piero, the worker |
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Ester Pantano as Caterina |
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Veronica Benassi as Gynecologist Patient #1 |
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Anna Coccoli as Gynecologist Patient #2 |
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Lorenzo Lucchi as Aldo, the 'negro' |
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Nicola Lamia as Dancing Minister |
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Cinzia Mascoli as Dr. Scarsellati |
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Gianni Lamantia as Old Antonio |
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Giuseppe Toscano as Old Luciano |
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Ondina Quadri as Eugenia's daughter (as Ondina Laura Quadri) |
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Irene Girotti as Assistente Dr.ssa Scarsellati |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katia Dottori | Costume Design |
| Production | Riccardo Borni | Location Manager |
| Art | Mina Petrara | Assistant Production Design |
| Production | Diego Morina | Location Manager |
| Lighting | Fabio Scepi | Gaffer |
| Editing | Martina Ghezzi | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Sebastiano De Pascalis | Steadicam Operator |
| Production | Alessia Santucci | Production Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Lena Di Gennaro | Visual Effects Producer |
| Directing | Elisabetta Boni | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Carlotta Manzoli | Unit Manager |
| Production | Pierluigi Potier | Location Manager |
| Camera | Maurizio Lorenzetti | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Peter Zuffa | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Elisa Becchere | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Emiliano Novelli | Stunt Coordinator |
| Editing | Fabrizio Federico | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Francesco Renda | Unit Manager |
| Production | Vincenzo Ianni | Unit Manager |
| Camera | Tiziano Saraca | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luca Mazzoccoli | Makeup Department Head |
| Camera | Fabio Fumelli | Key Grip |
| Production | Valerio Palusci | Production Manager |
| Directing | Giulia Contino | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Alessandro Tomasetti | Assistant Production Design |
| Production | Daniele Di Nicola | Production Secretary |
| Editing | Ilario Monti | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Cristina del Zotto | Set Decoration |
| Production | Simone Tacchia | Unit Manager |
| Crew | Irma Misantoni | Post Production Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alessio Pompei | Hair Department Head |
| Camera | Gianmaria Majorana | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Giuseppe Laruccia | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Visual Effects | Sara Paesani | VFX Supervisor |
| Production | Elisabetta Boni | Casting |
| Sound | Daniela Bassani | Sound Editor |
| Writing | Paolo Virzì | Story |
| Sound | Alessandro Bianchi | Sound |
| Sound | Luca Novelli | Boom Operator |
| Production | Ivan Fiorini | Line Producer |
| Production | Valeria Licurgo | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Stefano Grosso | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Marco Coppolecchia | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Paolo Virzì | Director |
| Art | Alessandro Vannucci | Production Design |
| Production | Marco Belardi | Producer |
| Writing | Paolo Virzì | Screenplay |
| Sound | Carlo Virzì | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Francesca Archibugi | Screenplay |
| Camera | Vladan Radović | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Francesco Piccolo | Screenplay |
| Editing | Jacopo Quadri | Editor |