The Night of the Shooting Stars(La notte di San Lorenzo)
✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
Italy · 1982
Rated R · 1h 45m
Director Vittorio Taviani
Starring Omero Antonutti, Margarita Lozano, Claudio Bigagli, Miriam Guidelli
Genre War, Drama
Add to Watchlist
Please login to add films to your watchlist.
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.
What are people saying?
Users who liked this film also liked
Adam's Apples
(Adams æbler)
A neo-nazi is sentenced to community service at a church, clashing with a devoted priest.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Denmark, Germany • 2005
- Director Anders Thomas Jensen
- Cast Mads Mikkelsen, Ulrich Thomsen, Paprika Steen, Ole Thestrup, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Nicolas Bro
- Genre Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Au Revoir les Enfants
(Au revoir les enfants)
At a Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true camaraderie—until a secret is revealed.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, West Germany, Italy • 1987
- Director Louis Malle
- Cast Gaspard Manesse, Raphael Fejtö, Francine Racette, Stanislas Carré de Malberg, Philippe Morier-Genoud, François Berléand
- Genre Drama, War
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max
Where Eagles Dare
Allied agents stage a daring raid on a castle where the Nazis hold American brigadier general George Carnaby prisoner.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- United Kingdom, United States • 1968
- Director Brian G. Hutton
- Cast Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Mary Ure, Patrick Wymark, Michael Hordern, Donald Houston
- Genre Action, Adventure, War
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube
My Stars
(Mes stars et moi)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 2008
- Director Laetitia Colombani
- Cast Kad Merad, Catherine Deneuve, Mélanie Bernier, Emmanuelle Béart, Frédérique Bel
- Genre Comedy
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Felicity
She ain't Mama's little girl no more!
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Australia • 1978
- Director John D. Lamond
- Cast Glory Annen, Chris Milne, Joni Flynn, Jody Hanson, Marilyn Rodgers, Gordon Charles
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on Midnight Pulp, Google Play Movies, Microsoft Store, YouTube
Too Early / Too Late
(Trop tôt, trop tard)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France, Egypt • 1982
- Director Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet
- Cast Danièle Huillet, Bahgat Elnadi, Gerard Samaan
- Genre Documentary
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Down with Misery!
(Abbasso la miseria!)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Italy • 1945
- Director Gennaro Righelli
- Cast Anna Magnani, Nino Besozzi, Virgilio Riento, Marisa Vernati, Vito Annichiarico, Sandro Ruffini
- Genre Drama
- Available on No streaming locations found.
Sweet Bean
(あん)
Sentaro's bakery takes off when he hires a kind 76-year-old woman who specializes in making dorayaki pancakes.
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Japan, France, Germany • 2015
- Director Naomi Kawase
- Cast Kirin Kiki, Masatoshi Nagase, Kyara Uchida, Miki Mizuno, Etsuko Ichihara, Miyoko Asada
- Genre Drama
- Available on Kino Film Collection, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla
The Sweet Escape
(Comme un avion)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- France • 2015
- Director Bruno Podalydès
- Cast Bruno Podalydès, Sandrine Kiberlain, Agnès Jaoui, Vimala Pons, Denis Podalydès, Michel Vuillermoz
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on OVID, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, VUDU Free, Kanopy, Hoopla
The 12th Suspect
(열두 번째 용의자)
- ✭ ✭ ✭
- Korea • 2019
- Director Ko Myoung-sung
- Cast Kim Sang-kyung, Park Sun-young, Heo Sung-tae, Kim Ji-hoon, Kim Dong-young, Jeong Ji-sun
- Genre Mystery, Thriller
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, The Roku Channel, AsianCrush
Past Lives
Two long-separated childhood friends reunite for one fateful week.
- ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
- Korea, United States • 2023
- Director Celine Song
- Cast Greta Lee, Yoo Teo, John Magaro, Jojo T. Gibbs, Emily Cass McDonnell, Federico Rodriguez
- Genre Drama, Romance
- Available on fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Paramount+ with Showtime, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Plex, Hoopla