La Notte di San Lorenzo (The Night of the Shooting Stars) with Michael Brook

The masterpiece by the Taviani brothers is a wartime tale of a village in Tuscany on the eve of allied victory, as fascists and Germans take their terrible revenge. All is seen through the eyes of a young girl and the horror is fringed with comedy and wonder. I talk to Michael Brook about the film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices