Is The Night of the Shooting Stars sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Night of the Shooting Stars end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Night of the Shooting Stars scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Night of the Shooting Stars violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Night of the Shooting Stars easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Night of the Shooting Stars

Name: The Night of the Shooting Stars
Genre: War, Drama
Released: 1982
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Omero Antonutti, Margarita Lozano, Claudio Bigagli, Miriam Guidelli, Massimo Bonetti

Directed by Vittorio Taviani, Paolo Taviani

Produced by Ager Cinematografica, RAI

1982105 min7.1 / 10

A poetic, folkloric account of ordinary Italians fleeing their town during wartime, balancing the darkness of war with the hope of liberation and the bonds forged through shared survival.

The Night of San Lorenzo, the night of the shooting stars, is the night when dreams come true in Italian folklore. In 1944, a group of Italians flee their town after hearing rumours that the Nazis plan to blow it up and that the Americans are about to arrive to liberate them.

Clusters

Soldiers Facing Wartime Hardship Duty, Redemption, and Chosen Bonds Overcoming Adversity Stories Working-Class Loyalty and Betrayal Nazi Germany And Resistance

Genres

War Drama

Keywords

Civil War Anti-nazi Resistance

Questions people ask

Is The Night of the Shooting Stars sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Does The Night of the Shooting Stars end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.
Is The Night of the Shooting Stars scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is The Night of the Shooting Stars violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.
Is The Night of the Shooting Stars easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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