The Night Before the Exams

2006 · 1h40 · Film

Directed by Fausto Brizzi

Starring Giorgio Faletti, Cristiana Capotondi, Nicolas Vaporidis, Sarah Maestri, Chiara Mastalli, Andrea De Rosa, Eros Galbiati, Elena Bouryka, Valentina Idini, Marco Aceti

Ideal when you feel… Happy Romantic Angry

Rome, 1989. On his last day of high school, Luca gets in trouble when he takes it all out on hated literature teacher Martinelli, only to discover he's going to be heading the examination board for his finals. During a summer of fruitless study, he falls in love with a girl he met once at a party, unaware that she's Martinelli's daughter. The latter, strangely enough, has just offered Luca to prepare with him...

Original title

Notte prima degli esami

Original language

Italian

Screenplay

Paolo Bacilieri, Gabriele Berretta, Lorenzo Moneta, Massimiliano Bruno

Music

Bruno Zambrini

Cinematography

Marcello Montarsi

Cast

Sarah Maestri, Chiara Mastalli, Andrea De Rosa, Eros Galbiati, Elena Bouryka, Valentina Idini, Marco Aceti, Eleonora Ceci, Armando Pizzuti

Updated July 22, 2026

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