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A Special Day is a italien film of genre Drama directed by Ettore Scola released in USA on 25 september 1977 with Sophia Loren
A Special Day (1977)
Una giornata particolare
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 25 september 1977
Length 1h45
Directed by Ettore Scola
OriginItalie
Themes L'action se déroule en une journée, Politique, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Political films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Rating80%
A Special Day (Italian: Una giornata particolare) is a 1977 Italian film directed by Ettore Scola and starring Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni and John Vernon. Set in Rome in 1938, its narrative follows a woman and her neighbor who stay home the day Adolf Hitler visits Benito Mussolini.
The film is an Italian-Canadian co-production. It has received several nominations and awards, including a César Award for Best Foreign Film in 1978 and two Oscar nominations in 1977, and it is featured on the list of the 100 Italian films to be saved.
Synopsis
On May 8, 1938, the day Hitler visited Mussolini in Rome, Antonietta, a native and sentimental homemaker (Loren) stays home doing her usual domestic tasks, while her fascist husband and her six spoilt children take to the streets to follow the parade. The building is empty except for a neighbor across the complex (Mastroianni), a charming man named Gabriele. He is a radio broadcaster who has been dismissed from his job and is about to be deported to Sardinia because of his anti-fascist stance and his homosexuality. They meet by chance and began to talk. Antonietta is surprised by his opinions and, unaware of his sexual orientation, flirts with him.Actors
Sophia Loren
(Antonietta Taberi)
Marcello Mastroianni
(Gabriele)
John Vernon
(Emanuele Taberi)
Alessandra Mussolini
(Maria Luisa Taberi)
Vittorio Guerrieri
(Umberto Taberi)
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