This is only the second Taviani film I have watched so far, after "Kaos" (1984), so I'm far from an expert on their work, but I did find "Kaos" to be a lot better. "Night Of The Shooting Stars" does have some effective sequences (the killing of the Sicilian woman, the bombing of the church, the imaginary appearance of Achilles, etc.) but Taviani's choice to forego any central characters doesn't work; the movie fails to invite the viewer into the story and lacks the vision to truly engage us. Even Nicola Piovani's music score is not as memorable as his work for "Kaos". ** out of 4.
Review of The Night of the Shooting Stars
