Good Morning, Night

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1h 46m

Drama

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68%

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22 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 (Roberto Herlitzka). 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 (Maya Sansa) tries to find the line between activism and terrorism.

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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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Empire Magazine

Rated: 4/5

Apr 1, 2006

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Ty Burr

Boston Globe

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.

Jan 6, 2006

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V.A. Musetto

New York Post

Rated: 3.5/4

Dec 6, 2005

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

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.

May 14, 2020

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Daniel Eagan

Film Journal International

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

Nov 14, 2005

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Ken Fox

TV Guide

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

Rated: 3/4

Nov 11, 2005

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david f

This is a fictionalized treatment of a true story - the kidnapping of former Prime Minister of Italy, Aldo Moro - but it lacks the suspense and tension of a true crime story and goes off in some boring directions.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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nefasto r

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

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Although the subject is interesting (Aldo Moro's assassination by the Red Brigades in 78), the movie has plot gaps and fails to describe the events in detail.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Audience Member

Moving account of the kidnapping and execution of Aldo Moro by the Red Brigades. A reflection on the murder of an innocent man by fanatical idealogues, reminiscent of the beheading of Paul Berg in Iraq.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

Un suceso histórico para Italia que yo no conocía. Me ha servido como documental. Pero flojea porque no hay mucho desarrollo de los secuestradores, a pesar de los buenos oficios de la actriz principal. Mucha floritura con Pink Floyd de fondo, pero poca densidad emocional. Una pena. De todas formas vale la pena verla.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

A little aimless, but a good story. Lifted by Roberto Herlitzka's seriously touching performance as Aldo Moro.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Marco Bellocchio

Director

Maya Sansa

Chiara

Luigi Lo Cascio

Mariano

Roberto Herlitzka

Aldo Moro

Paolo Briguglia

Enzo

Pier Giorgio Bellocchio

Ernesto

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Synopsis

This fictionalized version of a transformational moment in Italian history chronicles the kidnapping of politician Aldo Moro (Roberto Herlitzka). 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 (Maya Sansa) tries to find the line between activism and terrorism.

Director: Marco Bellocchio
Screenwriter: Marco Bellocchio, Anna Laura Braghetti, Paola Tavella
Distributor: 01 Distribuzione
Production Co: Filmalbatros S.r.l.
Genre: 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