Notte prima degli esami

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Notte Prima Degli Esami
Original movie poster
Directed by	Fausto Brizzi
Produced by	Federica Lucisano Fulvio Lucisano Giannandrea Pecorelli
Written by	Fausto Brizzi Massimiliano Bruno Marco Martani Giannandrea Pecorelli
Starring	Giorgio Faletti Cristiana Capotondi Nicolas Vaporidis Sarah Maestri Chiara Mastalli Andrea De Rosa Eros Galbati Elena Bouryka Valeria Fabrizi
Music by	Bruno Zambrini
Cinematography	Marcello Montarsi
Editing by	Luciana Pandolfelli
Distributed by	01 Distribuzione
Release date(s)	February 17, 2006 (Italy)
Running time	100 min.
Language	Italian
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Notte prima degli esami (English: Night Before The Exams) is a 2006 italian comedy teen film, written and directed by Fausto Brizzi. It describes the life of a group of four italian teenager during the preparation of the esame di maturità (the final exam of italian high-school). It is set in 1989, and it can be seen as an homage to the whole decade.

The inspiration for the title was a famous '80s pop song by Antonello Venditti.

1 Plot
2 80's Popular culture references

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Luca Molinari, a high school student, insults his literature teacher, Antonio Martinelli, during his last day of school. Unfortunately, Luca doesn't know that Martinelli will be in the exam commission during the upcoming esame di maturità. The same evening, during a birthday party, Luca falls in love with Claudia, a beautiful and charming girl. Luca doesn't know that Claudia is Martinelli's daughter.