Words have little meaning but faces bear the truth in Antonioni’s remarkable treatise on modern alienation and ennui as it follows a well-to-do couple facing a sinking marriage on an afternoon and night out.
Antonioni brings his enigmatic style to striking locales around Europe and Africa in this tour de force work about identities and personas.
Tedious at times with an overbearing anti-Americanism, this was an experimental misstep by Antonioni who seemed to want to say a lot but achieved little in the process.
Antonioni’s first English-language film sees him in peak form, delivering a countercultural classic that is a masterclass in exploring the art and enigma of seeing, creating and deconstructing images.
Antonioni plays with colour and sound design, creating a hypnotic take on the perils of human alienation amid technological progress.
A milestone in European art cinema, and an intentionally futile exercise in finding meaning in our seemingly meaningless existence.
This early Antonioni features a compelling performance by Lucia Bose, playing a newcomer actress who is conflicted about the roles various men in the industry want her to play.
Eternality Tan 