The 1978 kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro, president of the most important political party in Italy at the time, Democrazia Cristiana, as seen from the perspective of one of his assailants -- a conflicted young woman in the ranks of the Red Brigade.
Part reality, part fantasy and all compassion. It is a strangely moving experience for the historically aware filmgoer.
– Andrew Sarris,
New York Observer,
2 Nov 2005
fresh:
Sober yet filled with fancy. There's a wistful aspect to the movie.
– J. Hoberman,
Village Voice,
8 Nov 2005
rotten:
The race between her deep-set ideology and burgeoning conscience is a compelling one, but there are too many shortcuts -- from fevered dreams to convenient coincidences -- along the way.
– Elizabeth Weitzman,
New York Daily News,
11 Nov 2005
fresh:
The strength of Good Morning, Night is not in winking meta-drama but in a clear-eyed, restorative realism that's occasionally broken by quiet flights of fancy.