The achingly romantic White Nights is an exquisite adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novella, transforming the shattering tale of two restless souls into a black-and-white dream. Shot before La dolce vita and 8 ½ made him an international star, Marcello Mastroianni plays a lonely drifter who meets a woman (Maria Schell) on a Tuscan bridge in Livorno. As they spend nights wandering the misty streets, a delicate romance unfolds that quickly entangles them in a web of longing and self-delusion. Known for its otherworldly aesthetic, critics praise the restoration for preserving this atmospheric daydream and maintaining a gorgeous balance between reality and cinematic artifice. 

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