Two neighbors, a persecuted journalist and a resigned housewife, meet during Hitler's visit to Italy in May 1938. Unknown. A number of unusual cinematic techniques are used in this film. Premiere in 2013 in an Off-Broadway production from Por Piedad Teatro and The Play Company. Check out these truly special days in July, from 'Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day' to 'Talk In an Elevator Day'! Mon May 17th, 2021. Fri May 21st, 2021. In 1931 the designer and his wife flew Errant on a seven month world tour. Despite their differences, they warm to each other. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Instead, A Special Day sets aside humor to look back at a grim red-letter day and its personal implications. Two neighbors, a persecuted journalist and a resigned housewife, meet during Hitler's visit to Italy in … Stream and Watch Online. Celebrate being happy every day. In Italy in 1938, homosexuals were rounded up and packed off to Sardinia, where they couldn't contaminate the Fascist culture.In Ettore Scola's funny, humane "A Special Day… A Special Day (Italian: Una giornata particolare) is a 1977 Italian drama film directed by Ettore Scola and starring Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni and John Vernon. Design and development. Everyday is a special day to me. It may not be very accessible (you have to patient), but I think I got the point the first time I saw it. At the end, Antonietta sits near the window and starts reading a book Gabriele has given to her (The Three Musketeers). He was welcomed by a cheering crowd of giant proportions. Use the HTML below. A Special Day remains a particularly potent demonstration of Ettore Scola's tremendous talents. Set in Rome in 1938, its narrative follows a woman and her neighbor who stay home the day Adolf Hitler visits Benito Mussolini. ... Lost Sock Memorial Day. Loren’s working-class housewife, Antonietta, left alone to her chores, meets the only other person left in their block, Gabriele (Mastroianni), a persecuted homosexual radio announcer. A married Sicilian baron falls in love with his cousin and vows to wed her, but with divorce illegal he must concoct a crime of passion to do away with his wife. April 28: National Superhero Day, National Kiss Your Mate Day, International Guide Dog Day* (last Wednesday) April 29: International Dance Day, International Shrimp Scampi Day, National Zipper Day; April 30: International Jazz Day, National Honesty Day, National Raisin Day, National Mahjong Day, National Arbor Day* (last Friday) After the family's myna escapes from their apartment and flies outside Gabriele's window, Antonietta shows up at his door, asking to be let in to reach the bird. It never gets ambitious nor pretentious in trying to capture the 'crucial problems of the world', but instead is an extensive characterstudy that I consider 2 B 1 of the most important films ever made: not especially for its influence on cinema, but for society and for people as human beings (after all, we ARE human). A Special Day Sal woke up early and ran downstairs with a big smile on her face. Scola's (Brutti sporchi e cattivi, C'eravamo tanto amati) very best too of course! [19] Mike D'Angelo of The A.V. "A special film about two special people." Particularly, the story of broadcaster Nunzio Filogamo was an inspiration to the story, as Filogamo always had to carry a certificate stating he was not homosexual. [17], In 2008, it was featured on the list of the 100 Italian films to be saved, chosen by a jury of film experts for preservation. 1977. Directed by Ettore Scola. It is the most human film I've ever seen with one of the greatest performances in history of cinema. [7], Due to the abundance of news coverage of Hitler's visit to Rome in 1938, the filmmakers had plenty of footage to write a screenplay around. Mon Apr 26th, 2021. A Special Day. Find out what else is happening on your special day. It's the late 1930's Rome. Title: Burlesque Day. [14] The New York review states that while the celebrity of Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni would draw audiences in, they were too glamorous to play their characters, and thus, the film did not work. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. A day in the life of an unfaithful married couple and their steadily deteriorating relationship. [15] In Region 1, The Criterion Collection released the film on Blu-ray on 13 October 2015. Two that will not be are the following. Written by On May 6, 1938, the day Hitler visits Mussolini in Rome, Antonietta, a naïve, sentimental and overworked homemaker, stays home doing her usual domestic tasks, while her fascist husband, Emanuele, and their six spoiled children take to the streets to follow a parade. A Special Day takes place in Fascist Italy on the day that Hitler entered the country and gave a speech. It is a timely reminder that all fascism must be resisted with vigilance, sacrifice, and bravery. Gabriele explains that this changes nothing; as does Antonietta. Antonietta Taberi, who would have liked to have gone to the parade, has to stay at home to attend to her domestic chores in duty to her husband Emanuele and their six children, all who have gone to the parade without her. A Special Day (Italian: Una giornata particolare) is a 1977 Italian drama film directed by Ettore Scola and starring Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni and John Vernon. A special day class is an intensive educational program designed for children with special needs. Despite living in the same apartment complex (Gabriele only for the last two months) with their apartment windows facing each other across the courtyard, Antonietta and Gabriele meet for the first time today in Antonietta's need to access his apartment to retrieve her escaped myna bird.