Beyond the Clouds 1995  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni, Wim Wenders
Cast: John Malkovich, Kim Rossi Stuart, Ines Sastre, Sophie Marceau, Chiara Caselli, Peter Weller, Fanny Ardant, Irene Jacob, Vincent Perez, Jean Reno
Four short stories linked with an underlying theme of "the true image of that absolute and mysterious reality that nobody will ever see" make up this complex effort. Unfortunately, the beautiful cinematography is marred by the film's unbelievable tales.
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 Blowup 1966  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Blow-Up
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Cast: David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles, John Castle, Jill Kennington, Verushka, Jane Birkin, Gillian Hills, Peter Bowles, Harry Hutchinson
A London photographer (David Hemmings) unwittingly photographs a murder. What follows is the untangling of the psychological web in this masterpiece of visual magnificence. Michelangelo Antonioni was nominated for an Oscar for Best Director.
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 Eros 2004 R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni, Steven Soderbergh, Wong Kar Wai
Cast: Gong Li, Chang Chen, Tin Fung, Antie Luk, Robert Downey Jr., Alan Arkin, Ele Keats, Christopher Buchholz, Regina Nemni, Luisa Ranieri
Directors Michelangelo Antonioni, Steven Soderbergh, and Wong Kar Wai present three short stories, each one of which–as the title suggests–involves a lustful tale.
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Il Grido 1957  N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: The Outcry
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Cast: Steve Cochran, Alida Valli, Betsy Blair, Dorian Gray, Lynn Shaw, Gabriella Pallotta, Mirna Girardi, Guerrino Campanili, Gaetano Matteucci, Pina Boldrini
Disillusioned by life, laborer Aldo (Steve Cochran) disintegrates emotionally and drifts across Northern Italy with his daughter in tow. Eventually he returns to his ex-wife who, in turn, found a new life apart from Aldo, leaving Aldo still alienated from those he loves.
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La Notte 1961 N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: The Night
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau, Monica Vitti, Bernhard Wicki, Rosy Mazzacurati, Maria Pia Luzi, Vincenzo Corbella, Gitt Magrini, Guido A. Marsan, Vittorio Bertolini, Ugo Fortunati, Gitt Magrini
A crucial 24-hour period in the lives of successful writer Giovanni Pontano (Marcello Mastroianni) and his frustrated wife, Lidia (Jeanne Moreau), is the subject of this drama. A visit to their dying friend Tommaso Garani (Bernhard Wicki) culminates the following day in the death of their own passionless marriage.
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Le Amiche 1955 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: The Girlfriends
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Cast: Eleonora Rossi Drago, Valentina Cortese, Franco Fabrizi, Gabriele Ferzetti, Yvonne Furneaux, Ettore Manni, Madeleine Fischer, Anna Maria Pancani, Maria Gambarelli, Luciano Volpato
This is one of Antonioni's better, early films as he brings out the problems that confront a woman who moves to Turin, Italy from Rome to work in a boutique. Her doomed relationships eventually result in losing her job and heading back to Rome.
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L'Avventura 1960   N/R, 145 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Romance
aka: The Adventure
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Cast: Gabriele Ferzetti, Monica Vitti, Lea Massari, Dominique Blanchar, Renzo Ricci, Dorothy DePoliolo, Lelio Luttazzi, Giovanni Petrucci, Esmeralda Ruspoli, James Addams, Jack O'Connell, Franco Cimino, Prof. Cucco, Giovanni Danesi, Angela Tommasi Di Lampedusa
While on a yachting holiday to an island off the coast of Sicily, socialite Anna (Lea Massari) has an argument with her lover Sandro (Gabriele Ferzetti) and disappears. Her best friend Claudia (Monica Vitti) and Sandro join forces and search the island for Anna but find no sign of her. Meanwhile, Claudia and Sandro become attracted to each other, and Claudia becomes Sandro's new lover. The cinematography is what makes this film as good as it is. 1 User Review
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| | One of the best of all time. | Dolores 03/27/2007 | | I can't believe this is only rated 3 stars and "An Almost Perfect Affair" is rated 2. L'Avventura is one of the great films of all time. It is slow-paced, it is contemplative, it is also stunningly beautiful and hypnotic, so stick with it. Monica Vitti turns in a performance of aching vulnerability and sensitivity. The cinematography is some of the best of all time. This film will haunt you in all the best ways. It is extremely honest, mysterious, and ambiguously hopeful. Please give it a chance. |
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The Passenger 1975 PG-13, 123 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Maria Schneider, Jenny Runacre, Ian Hendry, Steven Berkoff, Ambrose Bia, Jose Maria Caffarel, James Campbell, Manfred Spies, Jean-Baptiste Tiemele, Angel del Pozo, Charles Mulvehill, Narciso Pula, Miguel Bordoy
Disillusioned, television journalist David Locke (Jack Nicholson) is on location in the Sahara Desert. He learns that the man in the hotel room next to his has died, and, looking for a "better" life, David takes the dead man's passport and assumes his identity. Now, David keeps the dead man's appointments and uncovers smuggling plots involving a terrorist group. Along the way, David finds companionship with a mysterious woman (Maria Schneider) who is also disillusioned with life.
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Red Desert 1964 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Cast: Monica Vitti, Richard Harris, Carlo Chionetti, Xenia Valderi, Rita Renoir, Lili Rheims, Aldo Grotti, Valerio Bartoleschi, Giuliano Missirini, Emanuela Paola Carboni, Bruno Borghi, Bruno Scipioni, Giovanni Lolli, Carla Ravasi, Beppe Conti
The cold, polluted world of Ravenna in which Giuliana (Monica Vitti) struggles to physically survive echoes her alienation from the technology of the factory that her mentally ill husband, Ugo (Carlo Chionetti), manages. Giuliana meets British engineer Corrado Zeller (Richard Harris) and begins a brief affair with him. When Corrado leaves her, Giuliana is left alone to deal with her problems. This is Michelangelo Antonioni's first color film, and he uses it masterfully to reflect the grim landscape as well as Giuliana's depression.
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Story of a Love Affair 1950 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Cast: Lucia Bose, Massimo Girotti, Ferdinando Sarmi, Gino Rossi, Marika Rowsky, Rosi Mirafiore, Rubi D'Alma, Renato Burrini, Anita Farra, Nardo Rimediotti
Millionaire Enrico Fontana (Ferdinando Sarmi) hires detective Carloni (Gino Rossi) to find out about the past loves of his young wife Paola (Lucia Bose). As a result of the investigation, Paola is reunited with her former lover, Guido (Massimo Girotti), and they rekindle their love for each other.
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| 1. Beyond the Clouds (1995)
2. Blowup (1966)
aka: Blow-Up
3. The Eclipse (1962)
aka: L'Eclisse
4. Eros (2004)
5. Il Grido (1957)
aka: The Outcry
6. La Notte (1961)
aka: The Night
7. Le Amiche (1955)
aka: The Girlfriends
8. L'Avventura (1960)
aka: The Adventure
9. The Passenger (1975)
10. Red Desert (1964)
11. Story of a Love Affair (1950)
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