The Night of the Shooting Stars

During World War II, an Italian village finds itself caught in the bloody struggle between retreating Nazi forces, stubborn fascists, local partisans and the incoming U. S. forces. A group of villagers, including love-struck Galvano (Omero Antonutti) and his dream girl, Concetta (Margarita Lozano), opt to leave their village and search for American troops. The story, set in part during a Tuscan celebration, is told from the point of view of 6-year-old Cecilia (Micol Guidelli). …