That Splendid November

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That Splendid November
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Directed by Mauro Bolognini
Screenplay byLucia Drudi Demby
Antonio Altoviti
Attilio Riccio
(as Henry Vaughn)
Based onThat Splendid November
by Ercole Patti
Produced byAttilio Ricco
Starring Gina Lollobrigida
Gabriele Ferzetti
André Laurence
Paolo Turco
Cinematography Armando Nannuzzi
Edited by Roberto Perpignani
Music by Ennio Morricone
Production
companies
Adelphia Compagnia Cinematografica
Les Productions Artistes Associés
Distributed byDear Film (Italy)
United Artists (International)
Release date
  • 5 April 1969 (1969-04-05)
Running time
92 minutes
CountriesItaly
France
LanguageItalian

That Splendid November (Italian: Un bellissimo novembre) is a 1969 Italian film directed by Mauro Bolognini. It stars actors Gabriele Ferzetti [1] and Gina Lollobrigida. It is based on a novel with the same name written by Ercole Patti. [2]

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Plot

A few days after All Saints' Day a widespread Sicilian clan meets in their country castle near Catania. The younger generation has long recognized that there is a lot of hypocrisy hidden behind the elegant setting and the strict morals. That is why the seventeen-year-old Nino feels particularly drawn to his beautiful aunt Cettina, who is considered the black sheep of the family because she ran off into a marriage that was not entirely approved. The experienced woman, however, smugly kindles the fire of a glowing passion in the awakened young man, seduces him according to all the rules of the art - and then appears very astonished when Nino, full of mad jealousy, does not want to share his place with older lover Sasà. The hope that he had fleetingly hoped that Cettina would be completely committed to himself, contrary to all conventions, vanished. Nino, resigned, throws himself into a marriage with a young cousin - and will play the usual game without open rebellion. At the church door he exchanges a soft "See you soon!" with his attractive aunt.

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References

  1. "Gabriele Ferzetti". Mymovies.it . Retrieved November 30, 2010.
  2. Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007.