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The Night Before the Exams

The Night Before the Exams

20066.41h 40m

Overview

Rome, 1989. On his last day of high school, Luca gets in trouble when he takes it all out on hated literature teacher Martinelli, only to discover he's going to be heading the examination board for his finals. During a summer of fruitless study, he falls in love with a girl he met once at a party, unaware that she's Martinelli's daughter. The latter, strangely enough, has just offered Luca to prepare with him...

Directed by Fausto Brizzi
Written by Massimiliano Bruno, Marco Martani, Fausto Brizzi
Produced by Fulvio Lucisano, Federica Lucisano, Giannandrea Pecorelli
Box OfficeBudget: $2.5M0

Top Cast

Giorgio Faletti

Giorgio Faletti

Prof. Martinelli

Cristiana Capotondi

Cristiana Capotondi

Claudia

Nicolas Vaporidis

Nicolas Vaporidis

Luca

Sarah Maestri

Sarah Maestri

Alice

Chiara Mastalli

Chiara Mastalli

Simona

Andrea De Rosa

Andrea De Rosa

Massi

Eros Galbiati

Eros Galbiati

Riccardo

Elena Bouryka

Elena Bouryka

Valentina

Valentina Idini

Valentina Idini

Chicca

Marco Aceti

Marco Aceti

Cesare

Themes & Keywords

final examhigh school friendsteacher student relationship1980slife lessonssummer holidays

About The Night Before the Exams

The Night Before the Exams is a comedy film released in 2006 exploring themes of final exam, high school friends, teacher student relationship, 1980s, life lessons, summer holidays. Directed by Fausto Brizzi, it stars Giorgio Faletti, Cristiana Capotondi, Nicolas Vaporidis. Rome, 1989. On his last day of high school, Luca gets in trouble when he takes it all out on hated literature teacher Martinelli, only to discover he's going to be heading the examination board for his finals. During a summer of fruitless study, he falls in love with a girl he met once at a party, unaware that she's Martinelli's daughter. The latter, strangely enough, has just offered Luca to prepare with him...

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