''Summer Night'' ( it, Notte d'estate con profilo greco, occhi a mandorla e odore di basilico, also known as ''Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and Scent of Basil'') is a 1986 Italian
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Lina Wertmüller
Arcangela Felice Assunta Wertmüller von Elgg Spanol von Braueich (14 August 1928 – 9 December 2021), known as Lina Wertmüller (), was an Italian film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her 1970s art house films '' Seven Beauti ...
.
The film was selected as the Italian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
59th Academy Awards
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, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Cast
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Mariangela Melato
Mariangela Melato (19 September 1941 – 11 January 2013) was an Italian cinema and theater actress. She began her stage career in the 1960s. Her first film role was in ''Thomas e gli indemoniati'' (1969), directed by Pupi Avati. She played in m ...
as Fulvia Block
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Michele Placido
Michele Placido (; born 19 May 1946) is an Italian actor, film director, and screenwriter. He began his career on stage, and first gained mainstream attention through a series of roles in films directed by the likes of Mario Monicelli and Marco ...
as Beppe Catanìa
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Roberto Herlitzka
Roberto Herlitzka (born 2 October 1937) is an Italian theatre and film actor of Czechoslovak descent. He has appeared in 38 films since 1973. He was born in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. In 2004 he won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor ...
as Turi Cantalamessa
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Massimo Wertmüller
Massimo Wertmüller (born 13 August 1956) is an Italian actor. He appeared in more than sixty films since 1978.
Filmography Films
Television
References
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1956 births
Living people
Italian male film actors
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as Miki
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John Steiner
John Steiner (7 January 1941 – 31 July 2022) was an English actor. Tall, thin and gaunt, he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and performed on-stage for the Royal Shakespeare Company, but was best known to audiences for his roles i ...
as Frederick, Fulvia's lover
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Arnaldo Ninchi
Arnaldo Ninchi (17 December 1935 – 6 May 2013) was an Italian actor, voice actor and basketball player.
Ninchi was born in Pesaro, the son of the actor Annibale. In his youth he was a basketball player, debuting on the national team at just ...
as Fulvia's secretary
See also
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References
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1986 films
1986 comedy films
Italian comedy films
1980s Italian-language films
Films directed by Lina Wertmüller
1980s Italian films
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