1977 1h 46m Ettore Scola

A Special Day

Name: A Special Day
Genre: Drama, Romance, Made in Europe
Released: 1977
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, John Vernon, Françoise Berd

★ 8.1 IMDb

Drama Romance Made in Europe

Two neighbours — a persecuted journalist and a resigned housewife — forge a strong bond on the day of Adolf Hitler's historic 1938 visit to Rome.

Writers Claude Fournier, Ettore Scola, Maurizio Costanzo, Ruggero Maccari

Cast Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, John Vernon, Françoise Berd

DP Pasqualino De Santis

Production Designer Luciano Ricceri

Essays and Criticism

On Ettore Scola

MasterClass Ettore Scola by Leo Bankersen, FIPRESCI

In conversation with other films

Entrapped in Italy: "The Interval" and "A Special Day" by Cüneyt Cebenoyan, FIPRESCI

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Awards & Festivals

Won Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film

Won César Award for Best Foreign Film

Nominated Academy Award for Best Actor

Nominated International Submission to the Academy Awards

Nominated Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

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