Alessio Della Valle's Neo-Noir 'American Night' Premieres in Theaters

The neo-noir film 'American Night,' directed by Alessio Della Valle, is released in Italian theaters on May 19 via 01 Distribution. The movie pays homage to Pop Art, specifically Andy Warhol and Italian master Mario Schifano. It premiered as a collateral event at the 2021 Venice Film Festival. The plot unfolds over three days in New York, intertwining the lives of three characters: John Kaplan (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), a shady art dealer and top forger detector; Michael Rubino (Emile Hirsch), the new head of the New York mafia who aspires to be a painter; and Shakey. Their paths cross when a courier arrives with Warhol's 'Marilyn Rosa,' triggering chaos. Della Valle describes the film as 'neo-noir with many action scenes and extensive use of chiaroscuro typical of noir, but also pop and colorful, illuminated by the neon lights of New York at night.' The title 'American Night' symbolizes America's multiculturalism and the night as darkness and the unconscious, reflecting the noir theme of duality where nothing is as it seems.