La Notte (1961) is considered the central film of a trilogy of alienation or unofficial "Incommunicability Trilogy" beginning with L'Avventura (1960) and ending with L'Eclisse (1962).
La Notte (1961) was one of Stanley Kubrick's 10 favorite films and received four votes from critics and six votes from directors in the 2012 Sight & Sound greatest films poll.
Referenced in the end credits of Life of Brian (1979). 'If you have enjoyed this film, why not go and see "La Notte"?'
Michelangelo Antonioni's first collaboration with Marcello Mastroianni. Surprisingly, these two titans of the Italian film industry would not work together again for another 34 years on Beyond the Clouds (1995).