That Splendid November

That Splendid November
Turkish film poster
Directed by	Mauro Bolognini
Screenplay by	Lucia Drudi Demby Antonio Altoviti Attilio Riccio (as Henry Vaughn)
Based on	That Splendid November by Ercole Patti
Produced by	Attilio 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 by	Dear Film (Italy) United Artists (International)
Release date	5 April 1969 (1969-04-05)
Running time	92 minutes
Countries	Italy France
Language	Italian

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]

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.

Cast

• Gina Lollobrigida: Cettina
• André Laurence: Sasà
• Gabriele Ferzetti: Biagio
• Paolo Turco: Nino
• Danielle Godet: Elisa
• Margarita Lozano: Amalia
• Isabella Savona: Giulietta
• Jean Maucorps: Mimì
• Corrado Gaipa: Alfio

References

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

External links

• That Splendid November at IMDb
• Entire film in original version with English subtitles