American Night

2021 Italian film
  • Saban Films
    Lionsgate (Italy/Worldwide)
Release date
  • 1 October 2021 (2021-10-01) (United States)
Running time
123 minutesCountryItalyLanguageEnglish

American Night is a 2021 neo-noir film. It is the feature-length debut of director Alessio Della Valle who also wrote the screenplay.

Plot

Andy Warhol's famous "Pink Marilyn" painting arrives in New York City triggering a battle between an art dealer and a mafia boss.[1][2]

Cast

  • Jonathan Rhys Meyers as John Kaplan
  • Emile Hirsch as Don Michael Rubino
  • Jeremy Piven as Vincent
  • Paz Vega as Sarah
  • Michael Madsen as Lord Samuel Morgan
  • Fortunato Cerlino as Shaky

Other cast members include Maria Grazia Cucinotta and Marco Leonardi. Singer Anastacia has a cameo appearance to perform the film's title song.[3][4]

Release

In August 2021, it was announced that Saban Films acquired North American distribution rights to the film.[5] It premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September 2021 and was released in select theaters in the U.S.[6][7][8]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 20% of 15 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.2/10.[9]

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

External links

  • American Night at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata