American Night
| American Night | |
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| Directed by | Alessio Della Valle |
| Written by | Alessio Della Valle |
| Produced by | Martha Capello |
| Starring | Jonathan Rhys Meyers Emile Hirsch Paz Vega Jeremy Piven Michael Madsen |
| Cinematography | Ben Nott Andrzej Sekula |
| Edited by | Zach Staenberg |
| Music by | Marco Beltrami |
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Release dates |
|Venice]])
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Running time | 123 minutes |
| Countries | Italy United States |
| Language | English |
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[edit]
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[edit]
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers as John Kaplan
- Emile Hirsch as Michael Rubino
- Paz Vega as Sarah Flores
- Jeremy Piven as Vincent
- Fortunato Cerlino as Shakey
- Michael Madsen as Lord Samuel Morgan
- Annabelle Belmondo as Katie
- Mara Lane as Asia
- Lee Levi as Ashley
- Marco Leonardi as Tony Rubino
- Maria Grazia Cucinotta as Donna Maria
- Dimo Alexiev as Harvey
- Manal El-Feitury as DJ
- Marc Fiorini as Jack
- Anastacia as Herself
Other cast members include Maria Grazia Cucinotta and Marco Leonardi. Singer has a cameo appearance to perform the film's title song.
Production[edit]
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.[3][4]
Release[edit]
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[edit]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 20% of 15 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.2/10.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ N'Duka, Amanda (6 May 2019). "Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Paz Vega, Emile Hirsch, Jeremy Piven & More Star In Neo-noir Thriller 'American Night'".
- ^ Kay, Jeremy (10 June 2021). "First-look: Voltage boards 'American Night' starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emile Hirsch (exclusive)".
- ^ American Night (2021) - IMDb, retrieved 8 December 2021
- ^ Della Valle, Alessio (1 October 2021), American Night (Action, Thriller), Martha Production, Pegasus, QMI, retrieved 7 December 2021
- ^ 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.
- ^ Pagan, Beatrice (24 August 2021). "American Night: Alessio Della Valle's directorial debut will be distributed in the USA".
- ^ Village, Cinema (1 October 2021). "American Night".
- ^ Morning News, Dallas (1 October 2021). "New This week".
- ^ "American Night". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
