At the end of the second world war. Liliana, a widow, is forced to leave her hometown Bologna, along with her son Nino, because of severe financial hardships. The two of them move to Puglia, and go live in her brother-in-law Giordano’s farmhouse. Giordano, the brother of Liliana’s late husband, had in his youth been madly in love with her. Their arrival wreaks havoc in the life of the fragile Giordano, and upsets the usual farmstead routine, it also awakens the bitterness in the souls of his two elderly aunts, Suntina and Eugenia, who still bear an intense grudge against Liliana’s family.
Director: Pupi Avati
Cast: Antonio Albanese, Katia Ricciarelli, Neri Marcore', Marisa Merlini, Angela Luce, Manuela Morabito
Year: 2005
Duration: 103 min.
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Awards: 2 awards and 10 nominations
- Best Actress (Katia Ricciarelli) and Best Costume Design: Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
- Nominated Best Actor (Antonio Albanese), Best Director and Best Producer (Pupi Avati), Best Supporting Actress (Angela Luce), Best Supporting Actress (Marisa Merlini): Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
- Nominated Best Actor (Antonio Albanese), Best Costume Design, Best Supporting Actress (Marisa Merlini), Best Supporting Actor (Neri Marcore'): David DI Donatello
- Nominated Golden Lion (Pupi Avati): Venice Film Festival
Official Italian Web Site: www.lasecondanottedi nozze.it
Trailer: http://www.lasecondanottedinozze.it/italiano/index.htm
The 2008 Italian Film Festival of Milwaukee
MARCH 8 - MARCH 9 AT THE UNION THEATRE, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE