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2021 Italian film
American Night
Poster
Directed byAlessio Della Valle
Written byAlessio Della Valle
Produced byMartha Capello
StarringJonathan Rhys Meyers
Emile Hirsch
Paz Vega
Jeremy Piven
Michael Madsen
CinematographyBen Nott
Edited byZach Staenberg
Music byMarco Beltrami
Production
companies
Martha Production
QMI
RAI Cinema
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 9 September 2021 (2021-09-09) (Venice)
  • 1 October 2021 (2021-10-01) (United States)
  • 19 May 2022 (2022-05-19) (Italy)
Running time123 minutes
CountriesItaly
United States
LanguageEnglish

American Night is a 2021 neo-noir film written and directed by Alessio Della Valle, in his directorial debut. It stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emile Hirsch, Jeremy Piven, Paz Vega and Michael Madsen.

Plot

Andy Warhol's famous "Pink Marilyn" painting arrives in New York City, triggering a battle between an art dealer and a mafia boss.

Cast

Other cast members include Maria Grazia Cucinotta and Marco Leonardi.

Production

The film was shot in Sofia, Bulgaria and at Nu Boyana Film Studios. The title song was sung by Anastacia, who also appears in the film.

Release

In August 2021, it was announced that Saban Films acquired North American distribution rights to the film. It premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September 2021 and was released in select theaters in the U.S.

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 20% of 15 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.2/10.

References

  1. N'Duka, Amanda (6 May 2019). "Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Paz Vega, Emile Hirsch, Jeremy Piven & More Star In Neo-noir Thriller 'American Night'".
  2. Kay, Jeremy (10 June 2021). "First-look: Voltage boards 'American Night' starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emile Hirsch (exclusive)".
  3. American Night (2021) - IMDb, retrieved 8 December 2021
  4. Della Valle, Alessio (1 October 2021), American Night (Action, Thriller), Martha Production, Pegasus, QMI, retrieved 7 December 2021
  5. Grobar, Matt (23 August 2021). "'American Night': Saban Films Nabs Thriller Starring Emile Hirsch, Jonathan Rhys Meyers & Paz Vega Ahead Of Venice Premiere". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  6. Pagan, Beatrice (24 August 2021). "American Night: Alessio Della Valle's directorial debut will be distributed in the USA".
  7. Village, Cinema (1 October 2021). "American Night".
  8. Morning News, Dallas (1 October 2021). "New This week".
  9. "American Night". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 7 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata

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