American Night

American Night is a 2021 neo-noir film written and directed by Alessio Della Valle, in his directorial debut. It stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emile Hirsch, Jeremy Piven, Paz Vega and Michael Madsen.

American Night
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Directed by	Alessio Della Valle
Written by	Alessio Della Valle
Produced by	Martha Capello
Starring	Jonathan Rhys Meyers Emile Hirsch Paz Vega Jeremy Piven Michael Madsen
Cinematography	Ben Nott
Edited by	Zach Staenberg
Music by	Marco Beltrami
Production companies	Martha Production QMI RAI Cinema
Distributed by	Lionsgate (Italy/Worldwide) Saban Films (U.S.)
Release dates	9 September 2021 (2021-9-9) (Venice) 1 October 2021 (2021-10-1) (United States) 19 May 2022 (2022-5-19) (Italy)
Running time	123 minutes
Countries	Italy United States
Language	English

Plot

Andy Warhol's famous "Pink Marilyn" painting arrives in New York City, triggering a battle between an art dealer and a mafia boss.^[1][2]

Cast

• Jonathan Rhys Meyers as John Kaplan
• Emile Hirsch as Michael Rubino
• Paz Vega as Sarah Flores
• Jeremy Piven as Vincent
• Fortunato Cerlino as Shakey
• Michael Madsen as Lord Samuel Morgan
• Annabelle Belmondo as Katie
• Mara Lane as Asia
• Lee Levi as Ashley
• Marco Leonardi as Tony Rubino
• Maria Grazia Cucinotta as Donna Maria
• Dimo Alexiev as Harvey
• Manal El-Feitury as DJ
• Marc Fiorini as Jack
• Anastacia as Herself

Other cast members include Maria Grazia Cucinotta and Marco Leonardi.

Production

The film was shot in Sofia, Bulgaria and at Nu Boyana Film Studios. The title song was sung by Anastacia, who also appears in the film.^[3][4]

Release

In August 2021, it was announced that Saban Films acquired North American distribution rights to the film.^[5] It premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September 2021 and was released in select theaters in the U.S.^[6][7][8]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 20% of 15 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.2/10.^[9]