Italian film noir is entering a renaissance, and Andrea Di Stefano establishes himself as a master of the movement with The Last Night of Amore. On the eve of his honorable retirement, Inspector Franco Amore receives the news that his partner is dead. Now, he, a man who never compromises, has to spend sleepless nights constantly running away from both corrupt cops and criminal organizations. One of Italy’s greatest actors Pier Francesco Favino plays Amore, an honest cop who falls victim to a conspiracy and is hunted through the night in Milan. Andrea Di Stefano employs highly visual and narrative techniques that recall De Palma with dizzying tracking shots across the city and at the beginning of the movie various flashbacks. Santi Pulvirenti’s music is also reminiscent of Ennio Morricone’s major themes. The Last Night of Amore is one of the best Italian films of the year. (SEO Seunghee)