Tag Archives: La Notte

La Notte (1961)

Posted on March 3, 2012 by

Toward the end of the film, there is an almost-confrontation with Valentina (Monica Vitti), who has just been seen kissing Giovanni, and Lidia (Jeanne Moreau), Giovanni’s wife. In a more conventional film the wife would have confronted the other woman. … Continue reading →

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Jeanne Moreau: A Real Woman

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

When I think of Jeanne Moreau, I always think of her in La Notte in a black spaghetti-strap dress, chin down, eyeing Marcello Mastroianni carefully with her terrifying eyes. In French and Italian, from Antonioni to Malle, she delivers and … Continue reading →

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