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Giorgio Pasotti, Fabio Troiano, Francesca Inaudi

A man introduces the woman he's worshiped from afar to the great love of his life -- silent movies -- in this romantic drama from Italy. Martino (Giorgio Pasotti) is an avid movie enthusiast whose gre... read more read more...atest passion is the silent cinema. Martino's both works and lives in Italy's National Museum of Cinema, located in Turin's fabled Mole Antonelliana, where he keeps the place clean and indulges himself by caring for the aging equipment and souvenirs. Martino also has a crush on Amanda (Francesca Inaudi), an attractive woman who works as a cook at a nearby diner. One day, after Amanda gets in a screaming match with her abusive boss, she throws a pot of boiling oil at him, and finds herself wanted by the police. While the cops, her car-thief boyfriend (Fabio Troiano), and her best friend (Francesca Picozza) all look for Amanda, she hides out in the museum. So when Martino finds her, she asks him to help hide her. As Martino's idealized love for the cinema collides with the real-life desire he feels for Amanda, he introduces her to his secret world of silent movies and the special meaning they hold for him. Ironically, given the love and care its characters display for vintage celluloid, After Midnight (aka Dopo Mezzanotte) was primarily shot on digital videotape. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 29 min.

Directed by: Davide Ferrario

Release Date: December 3, 2004

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Janice Page
August 5, 2005
Janice Page, Boston Globe

There's plenty here to delight cinephiles. Full Review

Desson Thomson
June 24, 2005
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

So taken with its own love of cinema, it forgets to lead you down the necessary dramaturgical path to make you fall in love, too. Full Review

Ann Hornaday
June 24, 2005
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

A movie that longs for a return to a cinema that, rather than marketing, merchandise and corporate synergy, is about the mysteries that flicker to life after the lights go down. Full Review

Kevin Thomas
April 21, 2005
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

It has a droll sensibility but is marred by dirge-like pacing. Full Review

Bruce Newman
March 24, 2005
Bruce Newman, San Jose Mercury News

Davide Ferrario -- who is also a film critic -- has a clear idea what movie love should look like, and almost none at all about real love.

Russell Edwards
December 21, 2004
Russell Edwards, Variety

Ferrario has fun with antique footage and exhibits from the museum, but there's a lack of urgency or sufficient charm to engage auds. Full Review

Frank Scheck
December 21, 2004
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter

Ultimately sinks under the weight of its often pretentious quirkiness, but it does offer some pleasures along the way, especially for nostalgia-minded cinephiles.

Lou Lumenick
December 3, 2004
Lou Lumenick, New York Post

Charming if slight.

Robert Dominguez
December 3, 2004
Robert Dominguez, New York Daily News

A loving tribute to the moving image. Full Review

Stephen Holden
December 2, 2004
Stephen Holden, New York Times

A whimsical romantic comedy served with a heaping tablespoon of sugar. Full Review

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