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Notte Prima Degli Esami

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The film “Notte prima degli esami” was a wonderful classic teenage movie to watch. I’m a big fan of teen movies so watching one in Italian was cool, because I got to see the cultural similarities and differences between American teenagers and Italian teenagers. I also like how the film was set in the 1980’s because, the 80’s was a great time for fashion and music. 1980’s teen movies are still very popular in the United States which is why I could see that this movie is still a popular Italian film. It was quite surprising when Luca insulted his literature professor without knowing that his professor is the father of the girl he has a crush on. The bond between Luca and his friends was very similar to how close I was with my friends in high
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