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A Special Day

Original title: Una giornata particolare
  • 1977
  • Approved
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
17K
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Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni in A Special Day (1977)
Italian cinema's most iconic screen couple, Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni - here cast against glamorous type - deliver the finest and most nuanced performances of their career in this rarely seen masterpiece finally presented, restored and remastered in 4K - with striking desaturated colours - as originally created by its multi-awarded director Ettore Scola. On this special day in 1938, all of fascist Rome has been mustered to a parade for Hitler visiting Mussolini. Loren's working-class housewife, Antonietta, left alone to her chores, meets the only other person left in their block, Gabriele (Mastroianni), a persecuted homosexual radio announcer. The two, who are poles apart, forge an unexpectedly close friendship that will change their perceptions of love, politics and life itself...
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Two neighbors, a persecuted journalist and a resigned housewife, meet during Hitler's visit to Italy in May 1938.Two neighbors, a persecuted journalist and a resigned housewife, meet during Hitler's visit to Italy in May 1938.Two neighbors, a persecuted journalist and a resigned housewife, meet during Hitler's visit to Italy in May 1938.

  • Director
    • Ettore Scola
  • Writers
    • Ruggero Maccari
    • Ettore Scola
    • Maurizio Costanzo
  • Stars
    • Sophia Loren
    • Marcello Mastroianni
    • John Vernon
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    17K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ettore Scola
    • Writers
      • Ruggero Maccari
      • Ettore Scola
      • Maurizio Costanzo
    • Stars
      • Sophia Loren
      • Marcello Mastroianni
      • John Vernon
    • 65User reviews
    • 47Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 13 wins & 5 nominations total

    Videos1

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    Photos78

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    Sophia Loren
    Sophia Loren
    • Antonietta Taberi
    Marcello Mastroianni
    Marcello Mastroianni
    • Gabriele
    John Vernon
    John Vernon
    • Emanuele Taberi
    Françoise Berd
    Françoise Berd
    • Concierge
    Patrizia Basso
    • Romana Taberi
    Tiziano De Persio
    • Arnaldo Taberi
    Maurizio Di Paolantonio
    • Fabio Taberi
    Antonio Garibaldi
    • Littorio Taberi
    Vittorio Guerrieri
    • Umberto Taberi
    Alessandra Mussolini
    • Maria Luisa Taberi
    Nicole Magny
    • Officer's Daughter
    Galeazzo Ciano
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Adolf Hitler
    Adolf Hitler
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    King Victor Emmanuel III
    King Victor Emmanuel III
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Benito Mussolini
    Benito Mussolini
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Ettore Scola
    • Writers
      • Ruggero Maccari
      • Ettore Scola
      • Maurizio Costanzo
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Sophia Loren's younger sister Maria Scicolone was married to Benito Mussolini's son Romano Mussolini from 1962 to 1971. Maria and Romano's daughter Alessandra Mussolini plays Maria Luisa, one of the daughters of her aunt's (Sophia Loren) character Antonietta.
    • Goofs
      Hitler's address, heard in the background, is not from his visit to Rome but from the 1934 Nuremberg Party Meeting, more particularly from his address to the German Youth on the third day. He's heard summoning them to be "strong and peaceful", "courageous and peace-loving".
    • Quotes

      Gabriele: We always end up conforming to what others think, even when they're wrong.

    • Connections
      Edited into Marcello, una vita dolce (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Horst Wessel Lied
      Composed by Horst Wessel

    User reviews65

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    10/10

    Astonishing, Bewildering, Fabulous

    Ettore Scola, one of the most refined and grand directors we worldly citizens have, is not yet available on DVD... (it's summer 2001 right now....) Mysteries to goggle the mind.

    This grand classic returned to the theaters in my home-town thanks to a Sophia Loren - summer-retrospective, and to see it again on the big screen after all these years of viewing it on a video-tape ... it is a true gift.

    To avoid a critique but nonetheless try to prove a point: i took my reluctant younger brother with me to see this film. He never saw the film before and "doesn't like those Italian Oldies..." Like all the others in the theater he was intrigued by this wonder. Even during the end-titles the theater remained completely silent.

    This SPECIAL DAY is truly special. A wonder of refinement. And a big loss if you haven't seen it (yet)...
    • wobelix
    • Jul 22, 2001
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    • Release date
      • October 1977 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • Canada
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Ein besonderer Tag
    • Filming locations
      • Viale XXI Aprile, Rome, Lazio, Italy(building's exteriors)
    • Production companies
      • Compagnia Cinematografica Champion
      • Canafox Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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