The Night of the Shooting Stars

The Night of the Shooting Stars

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The Night of the Shooting Stars

La notte di San LorenzoDIRECTED BYPaolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani105mins1982

The Night of San Lorenzo, the night of the shooting stars, is the night when dreams come true in Italian folklore. In 1944, a group of Italians flee their town after hearing rumours that the Nazis plan to blow it up and that the Americans are about to arrive to liberate them.

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