| Midsummer Night's Dance | |
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| Directed by | Pupi Avati |
| Screenplay by | Pupi Avati Antonio Avati |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Cesare Bastelli |
| Edited by | Amedeo Salfa |
| Music by | Riz Ortolani |
| Distributed by | Medusa Film |
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| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Midsummer Night's Dance (Italian: La via degli angeli, lit. 'The road of angels') is a 1999 Italian comedy film co-written and directed by Pupi Avati and starring Gianni Cavina, Valentina Cervi and Libero De Rienzo.
Plot
Cast
- Gianni Cavina as Loris' brother
- Valentina Cervi as Ines
- Libero De Rienzo as Angelo
- Carlo Delle Piane as Nello Apicella
- Eliana Miglio as Enrichetta Simony
- Chiara Muti as Gabriella Simony
- Paola Saluzzi as Mirella di Budrio
- Mario Maranzana as Angelo's father
- Toni Santagata as Cacciapuoti
- Cinzia Mascoli as Pola
- Daniele Sirotti as Terzo
- Francesca Romana Coluzzi
Production
The film was conceived by the Avati brothers as a tribute to their recently deceased mother, and their parents' love story served as the inspiration for the narrative.[1]
Reception
The film won the best screenplay trophy at the 2000 Montreal World Film Festival.[2] The film also received Nastro d'Argento nominations for best actor (Gianni Cavina), best actress (Valentina Cervi) and best screenplay.[3]
La Repubblica's film critic Irene Bignardi called the film "Avati's Amarcord", and referred to it as "one of the most enjoyable and successful outcomes of the recent Avati repertoire [...] regaining his most original qualities of observation and grace".[4] Donna Pazdera from Sun Sentinel paired the film to Stealing Beauty, Like Water for Chocolate and Big Night, and described it as "charming" and "a fine, light outing".[5]
References
- Lupi, Gordiano (3 May 2017). "La via degli angeli (Film, 1999)". Futuro Europa. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- Brendan Kelly (5 September 2000). "Montreal fest dawns an age of 'Innocence'". Variety. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- "Nastri d'Argento 2000". ComingSoon. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- Bignardi, Irene (14 December 1999). "E adesso Pupi Avati firma il suo Amarcord". la Repubblica. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- Pazdera, Donna (17 July 2001). "A summer of romance in Italy". Sun Sentinel. p. 45. Retrieved 11 August 2025.