In the cramped spaces of Good morning, night, Marco Bellocchio’s film which reconstructs the 55 days of imprisonment of Italian President Aldo Moro, the only window onto the world is the television set which shows repertory footage and offer glimpses of the negotiations ongoing between the terrorists, government and Church and the downcast expression of a shy woman (Maya Sansa) who has chosen armed struggle while still living her monotonous life as a ministry employee.
The psychedelic melodies of Pink Floyd, in particular Shine on you crazy diamond, underscore the most dramatic moments in the film, the parade of politicians and the Pope after the sad ending and the dream freedom sequence at the end when a confused Aldo Moro (Roberto Herlitzka) wanders incredulous in an anonymous square in the rain. There is no doubt this is Rome: the unmistakeable bulk of Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana (also known as the Square Colosseum) rises behind him.
In the cramped spaces of Good morning, night, Marco Bellocchio’s film which reconstructs the 55 days of imprisonment of Italian President Aldo Moro, the only window onto the world is the television set which shows repertory footage and offer glimpses of the negotiations ongoing between the terrorists, government and Church and the downcast expression of a shy woman (Maya Sansa) who has chosen armed struggle while still living her monotonous life as a ministry employee.
The psychedelic melodies of Pink Floyd, in particular Shine on you crazy diamond, underscore the most dramatic moments in the film, the parade of politicians and the Pope after the sad ending and the dream freedom sequence at the end when a confused Aldo Moro (Roberto Herlitzka) wanders incredulous in an anonymous square in the rain. There is no doubt this is Rome: the unmistakeable bulk of Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana (also known as the Square Colosseum) rises behind him.
