Good Morning, Night

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Good Morning, Night

2003,

1h 46m,

History/

Drama

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65%

20 Reviews

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71%

2,500+ Ratings

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65%

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20 Reviews

71%

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2,500+ Ratings

This fictionalized version of a transformational moment in Italian history chronicles the kidnapping of politician Aldo Moro. In 1978, leftist revolutionaries known as the Red Brigades murder several of Moro's attendants and take the former prime minister hostage. When the group's demands aren't met, they assassinate Moro. A troubled young member of the Red Brigades named Chiara tries to find the line between activism and terrorism.

Critics Consensus

With Good Morning, Night, writer-director Marco Bellocchio takes a pensive -- and ultimately chilling -- look at a dark chapter in Italian history.

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Ty Burr

Boston Globe

Jan 6, 2006

The strength of Good Morning, Night is not in winking meta-drama but in a clear-eyed, restorative realism that's occasionally broken by quiet flights of fancy.

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Elizabeth Weitzman

New York Daily News

Nov 11, 2005

2.5/4

The race between her deep-set ideology and burgeoning conscience is a compelling one, but there are too many shortcuts -- from fevered dreams to convenient coincidences -- along the way.

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J. Hoberman

Village Voice

Nov 8, 2005

Sober yet filled with fancy. There's a wistful aspect to the movie.

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

May 14, 2020

The film offers apt comparisons to our current politics: the uncompromising elements of the environmental and animal rights movements on the left, and the anti-immigration vigilantes of the right.

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Daniel Eagan

Film Journal International

Nov 14, 2005

Despite good intentions, Good Morning, Night simply confirms what most viewers want to believe about themselves.

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Ken Fox

TV Guide

Nov 11, 2005

3/4

A thoughtful and ultimately chilling take on a tragedy that still has the power to disturb and divide.

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Albus M

Oct 9, 2018

...e alle volte mi piace pensare che sia andata veramente cosí... Struggente, e data la storia non poteva che essere altrimenti.

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Synopsis

This fictionalized version of a transformational moment in Italian history chronicles the kidnapping of politician Aldo Moro. In 1978, leftist revolutionaries known as the Red Brigades murder several of Moro's attendants and take the former prime minister hostage. When the group's demands aren't met, they assassinate Moro. A troubled young member of the Red Brigades named Chiara tries to find the line between activism and terrorism.

Director: Marco Bellocchio
Producer: Marco Bellocchio, Sergio Pelone
Screenwriter: Marco Bellocchio, Anna Laura Braghetti, Paola Tavella
Distributor: 01 Distribuzione
Production Co: RAI Cinema, Sky Italia, Filmalbatros S.r.l.
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 5, 2003, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Nov 11, 2005
Release Date (DVD): Mar 21, 2006
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.1K
Runtime: 1h 46m

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