Synopsis
The 1978 kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro, president of the most important political party in Italy at the time, Democrazia Cristiana, 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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Cast
- Maya SansaChiara
- Luigi Lo CascioMariano
- Roberto HerlitzkaAldo Moro
- Paolo BrigugliaEnzo
- Pier Giorgio BellocchioErnesto
- Giovanni CalcagnoPrimo
- Giulio BosettiPope Paul VI
- Gianni Schicchi
- Carlo Castelli
- Bruno CarielloSecretary to Pope Paul VI
Recommendations
- 88
New York Post
Combining a thoughtful script with splendid acting -- especially by Sansa -- Bellocchio has fashioned a tense thriller that is both understated and powerful. - 80
Variety
Numerous filmmakers have attempted to dramatize the terrorist activity that gripped Italy in the 1970s, but few have done so with the unsettling power of Marco Bellocchio's Good Morning, Night. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
It's a thoughtful and ultimately chilling take on a tragedy that still has the power to disturb and divide. - 70
The A.V. Club
Bellocchio's film, which enlivens the grim realities of months in a stuffy apartment with striking bursts of lyricism, is often a powerful cautionary tale about the dangers of becoming a slave to ideology. - 70
Village Voice
Like its oxymoronic title, Good Morning, Night is sober yet filled with fancy. There's a wistful aspect to the movie. - 70
The New York Times
At times Good Morning, Night feels as claustrophobic as the apartment itself, and you may feel that the director is handling his volatile material with a bit too much delicacy. But the movie's atmosphere is a curious mixture of obliqueness and intensity. - 70
Salon
It's a strange and murky movie, at times a frustrating one, but I also found it profoundly moving in a way no regular thriller ever is. - 63
New York Daily News
Though he doesn't possess the dangerous confusion of his tragically misguided heroes, veteran director Marco Bellocchio does share their capacity for raising thought-provoking points that end in an ineffectual tangle.
