Directed by:
Ettore ScolaCinematography:
Pasqualino De SantisComposer:
Armando TrovajoliCast:
Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, John Vernon, Françoise Berd, Alessandra Mussolini, Adolf Hitler (a.f.), King Victor Emmanuel III (a.f.) (more)Plots(1)
The film is set during the late 1930s: the occasion is the first meeting between Mussolini and Hitler. Left alone in her tenement home when her fascist husband runs off to attend the historic event, Sophia Loren strikes up a friendship with her homosexual neighbor Mastroianni. As the day segues into night, Loreon and Mastroianni develop a very special relationship that will radically alter both of their outlooks on life. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Sophia Loren
Italy
Best movies:
A Special Day (1977)
Two Women (1960)
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story (1980) (TV movie)
Marcello Mastroianni
Italy
Best movies:
A Special Day (1977)
Like Father, Like Son (1957)
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963)
John Vernon
Canada
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Sacketts (1979) (TV movie)
A Special Day (1977)
Françoise Berd
Canada
Best movies:
A Special Day (1977)
Agnes of God (1985)
Kamouraska (1973)
Alessandra Mussolini
Italy
Best movies:
A Special Day (1977)
Aurora (1984) (TV movie)
The Taxi Driver (1983)
Adolf Hitler (a.f.)
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation) - a.f.
The King's Speech (2010) - a.f.
Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) (TV movie) - a.f.
King Victor Emmanuel III (a.f.)
Italy
Best movies:
A Special Day (1977) - a.f.
Benito Mussolini (a.f.)
Italy
Best movies:
Monsieur Verdoux (1947) - a.f.
A Special Day (1977) - a.f.
Lune froide (1991) - a.f.