Long Night in 1943

Long Night in 1943, The Long Night of 43 or It Happened in 43 original Italian title La lunga notte del 43 is an Italian film of 1960 set during the Allied invasion of Italy and Italian Social Republic in 1943 during the Second World War. It was directed by Florestano Vancini and adapted by Vancini, Ennio De Concini and Pier Paolo Pasolini from a novel by Giorgio Bassani.

The young wife of a wheelchair user starts an affair with an Italian Army deserter, just as a fanatical local Fascist leader massacres his opponents to seize power. Among those opponents is the deserters father.At the 1960 Venice Film Festival, the film won Vancini the award for Best First Work and a nomination for the Golden Lion losing out to Le Passage du Rhin. ........

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