Tag Archives: Michelangelo Antonioni

Red Desert [1964] 1. “There’s something terrible about reality, and I don’t know what it is. And nobody will tell me.” 2. She wants to sell ceramics, though she doesn’t know a thing about them. 3. Poisonous yellow smoke.

L’Eclisse [1962] 1. The arm sticking out. 2. “I wish I didn’t love you or that I loved you much more.” 3. How did the barrel develop a leak?

La Notte [1961] 1. Champagne in the hospital room. 2. “I no longer have ideas, only memories.” 3. Sandtrap.

Blow-Up [1966] 1. The photo session climaxes and he flops down on the sofa, leaving her alone on the floor. His assistant hovers nearby. 2. Queers and poodles. 3. The kid picks up the guitar fragment off the sidewalk, examines … Continue reading →

L’Avventura [1960] 1. “She’s like what Oscar Wilde wrote. Give her the luxuries and she can do without the little necessities.” 2. Lying on the bed, on her back, leg in the air, she puts on her stockings while singing … Continue reading →