Dopo mezzanotte aka After Midnight (2004)

In fact, the most striking member of the cast is the Museum itself. Built between 1863 and 1889 as a Synagogue, it is one of Europe's largest masonry buildings. The City of Turin has owned the place since before the turn of the last century, and it was entirely remodeled in the late 90s so that the Cinema Museum could be relocated from the Palazzo Chiablese to these more dramatic quarters.It's a magnificent building with spiral stairways and convoluted corridors and provides an adequate place for a story between reality and the world of cinema.

The story is about a love-triangle reminiscent of the french "Nouvelle Vague"-there are parallels to "Jules et Jim" and to"A bout de soufflé" concerning the female lead.It is told in a feathery way and in its love for the old-school poetic film-making reminded me of "The Science of Sleep". It is a tragicomical reflection about the necessity of storytelling and the immortality of cinema. Almost everyone left the well crowded cinema with a smile on his face.So if you enjoy a poetic, fairytale-like movie take the opportunity and watch it.

This is a spectacular achievement, of a perfectly-judged fable whose every moment and every detail is successful. It was made on a shoestring (they even had to wheel the camera in a supermarket trolley because they could not afford a dolly), but the production values look like and feel like a big-budget movie. The cinematography is deeply intriguing, partially due to the use of a highly light-sensitive digital camera, which is able to film in dark and moody places by natural light. This magical film captures a kind of metaphysical power of the imagination, which transforms reality in front of our eyes. All except one member of the cast were unknowns. The project was a huge risk. But the result is a complete triumph. The casting was perfectly judged, and the performers more than delivered the goods. The only one with experience, Giorgio Pasotti, says little because he plays a silent character, but evokes the character's inner being with total success. Even more astounding is the performance by Francesca Inaudi, and she is more than 'a natural', she is a 'supernatural', whose facial muscles were designed for film-making.

Nothing about this film is 'normal', thank God, since what is more boring than normality? And yet nothing is abnormal either, it is just that it is all happening in the imagination, which transcends the difference. Two stories intersect, like two intersecting light-cones in space-time, and from the crossing of their beams, brilliant and scintillating interference patterns emerge, and then the individual stories are re-directed and electrons and positrons spray out in different directions. The film is about a collision of two parallel universes. No, three. The third is us.

Ann Hornaday, Washington Post:
A movie that longs for a return to a cinema that, rather than marketing, merchandise and corporate synergy, is about the mysteries that flicker to life after the lights go down. Infused with humor, intelligence, and passion, After Midnight is a masterful homage to the silent movie era. Ferrario's daring visual choices and unconventional storytelling make for a charming celebration of love and cinema.

Cast:
Giorgio Pasotti - Martino
Francesca Inaudi - Amanda
Fabio Troiano - The Angel of Falchera
Francesca Picozza - Barbara
Silvio Orlando - Narrator
Pietro Eandi - Martino's Grandfather
Andrea Romero - Fast Food Owner
Giampiero Perone - Bruno the Night Watchman
Francesco D'Alessio - Member of the Falchera's Gang
Gianni Talia - Member of the Falchera's Gang
Andrea Moretti - Member of the Falchera's Gang
Gianna Cavalla - The Car Receiver
Claudio Pagano - The Car Receiver's Bodyguard
Maurizio Vaiana - Cousin Maurizio
Ladis Zanini - The Ballsqueezer

Director: Davide Ferrario

Awards:
Berlin International Film Festival
2004 Won Caligari Film Award
Davide Ferrario

Don Quixote Award
Davide Ferrario

David di Donatello Awards
2005 Won David Best Visual Effects (Migliori Effetti Speciali Visivi)

Nominated David Best Actor (Migliore Attore Protagonista)
Giorgio Pasotti

Best Cinematography (Migliore Direttore della Fotografia)
Dante Cecchin

Best Director (Migliore Regista)
Davide Ferrario

Best Editing (Migliore Montatore)
Claudio Cormio

Best Producer (Migliore Produttore)
Davide Ferrario

Best Production Design (Migliore Scenografo)
Francesca Bocca

Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura)
Davide Ferrario

Best Supporting Actor (Migliore Attore non Protagonista)
Fabio Troiano

Flaiano Film Festival
2004 Won Audience Award Best Actress
Francesca Inaudi

Best Actor
Giorgio Pasotti

Best Editing
Claudio Cormio

Best Film
Davide Ferrario

Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
2005 Nominated Silver Ribbon Best Actor (Migliore Attore Protagonista)
Giorgio Pasotti

Best Actress (Migliore Attrice Protagonista)
Francesca Inaudi

Best Cinematography (Migliore Fotografia)
Dante Cecchin

Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film Italiano)
Davide Ferrario

Best Screenplay (Miglior Sceneggiatura)
Davide Ferrario

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