This illustrated film book accompanies La notte di San Lorenzo (Die Nacht von San Lorenzo), the internationally acclaimed 1982 film by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. The volume combines the complete film narrative with an extensive visual documentation of the production. Numerous stills by Umberto Montiroli are accompanied by scenes from the screenplay, production notes and essays discussing the historical background of the massacre at San Miniato in 1944 that inspired the film. The publication examines the Taviani brothers' distinctive cinematic language, in which realism is interwoven with symbolism, folklore and collective memory. Special attention is given to the cinematography, performances, music by Nicola Piovani and the film's reception by international critics. As both a film document and an illustrated study, the book provides valuable insight into one of the defining works of modern Italian cinema. Paolo Taviani (1931?2024) and Vittorio Taviani (1929?2018) are among the most important Italian film directors of the twentieth century. Since the 1960s, they have jointly created an impressive body of work in which history, literature, politics and poetic imagination converge. Among their best-known films are *Padre Padrone*, which won the Palme d?Or at Cannes, *La notte di San Lorenzo*, *Kaos* and *Cesare deve morire*, which won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. Their films are distinguished by a unique combination of historical authenticity, humanistic commitment and visual poetry, through which they have exerted a lasting influence on European auteur cinema. (AI-generated content description)