Good Morning, Night

Original title: Buongiorno, notte

2003
1h 46m

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The 1978 kidnapping of politician Aldo Moro as seen from the perspective of one of his assailants: a conflicted young woman in the ranks of the Red Brigade.The 1978 kidnapping of politician Aldo Moro as seen from the perspective of one of his assailants: a conflicted young woman in the ranks of the Red Brigade.The 1978 kidnapping of politician Aldo Moro as seen from the perspective of one of his assailants: a conflicted young woman in the ranks of the Red Brigade.

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7.1/10

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Awards
- 13 wins & 21 nominations total

Trivia
Marco Bellocchio had already directed a documentary about the Red Brigades and the kidnapping of Aldo Moro: Sogni infranti (1995).

Goofs
Near the end, when Aldo Moro walks away in the deserted street, you can see a multicolored Peace flag in the background. Those flags would decorate Italian streets only in 2003, to oppose the invasion of Iraq.

Connections
Edited from Paisan (1946)

Soundtracks
Marcia trionfale
(from "Aida")
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by Orchestra e Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
Conducted by Georg Solti
Decca Records, 1962

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10/10

Haunting, quietly powerful re-imagining of true events

The true story of the kidnap of Italian political leader Aldo Moro by the Red Brigades in 1978 is turned into a haunting, disturbing tone poem of s film.

Eschewing realism, or the obvious tense, linear approach, this focuses on the experience through the eyes of one the young kidnappers, and her ever growing doubts about the righteousness of the mission. But rather than express this literally, we see it emerge in dream sequences, and behind her eyes.

Beautifully shot, with a terrific use of classical and modern music (Pink Floyd shows up more than once) this quiet nightmare of a film is far more effecting and thought provoking than most political dramas. It does not miss the irony that Aldo was a humanist who was actually inviting the communist party to be part of the government.

A great cautionary truth based fable about the danger of giving yourself completely and unquestioningly to any ideology, left or right, religious or secular.