Red desert certainly shows us how much thought he had given to the way this new tool should be used, even if the predominant colour, especially in the films opening sequences, is grey. Jul 31, 2007 in 1964, antonioni made his first color film, elegantly controlling his palate in red desert, and when blowup came two years later, he became notorious for color perfectionism in deciding the grass wasnt green enough. Il deserto rosso is a 1964 italian film directed by michelangelo antonioni and starring monica vitti with richard harris. Red desert tells the story of giuliana, a young married woman suffering a mental and emotional crisis and embarking tentatively on an affair. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Tiff is screening eighteen of antonionis films, some of them, praise jesus, have introductions and multiple screening times. There, their only choices are either to freeze to death or take the walls apart for firewood. Like the latter films, it featured monica vitti as a modern woman. Jul 30, 2007 italian filmmaker michelangelo antonioni redefined the concept of narrative cinema, challenging the accepted notions at the heart of storytelling, realism, drama, and the world at large. It syncs content to your ipod, iphone, and apple tv. This provocative look at the spiritual desolation of the technological ageabout a disaffected woman, brilliantly portrayed by antonioni muse monica vitti, wandering through a bleak industrial landscape beset by power.
Red desert 1964 is antonioni s first venture into color film. Introduction to red desert our inability to adapt to the new industrial rhythms of life had resulted in a dangerous imbalance in our psychological and spiritual nature michelangelo antonioni red desert is a 1964 italian film directed by michelangelo antonioni and cowritten by tonino guerra. This article discusses michelangelo antonionis use of music in his 1964 film red desert il deserto rosso. From a fleeting expression on an actors face to the humblest of props, the great italian filmmaker michelangelo antonioni was accustomed to controlling every element of his work. Film premiere red desert by michelangelo antonioni. With constantly refreshed selections of hollywood, international, arthouse, and independent movies, plus access to.
An iconic piece of challenging 1960s cinema and a gripping narrative on its own terms, lavventura concerns the enigmatic disappearance of a young woman during a yachting trip off the coast of sicily, and the search taken up by her disaffected lover gabriele ferzetti and best friend monica vitti, in her. Criterion collections treatment of red desert is excellent, as well. Download latest version of itunes for windows 10 6432 bit. Red desert il deserto rosso once more combines the considerable talents of director michelangelo antonioni and star monica vitti. Michelangelo antonionis 1960s panoramas of contemporary alienation were decadedefining artistic events, and red desert, his first color film, is perhaps his most epochal. The 2004 criterion collection dvd edition of leclisse is among the most exemplary attempts to return antonioni to us, a release compelling new readings of the film.
Jun 21, 2010 a new man is being born, fraught with all the fears and terrors and stammerings that are associated with a period of gestation. Still, fusco did write the soundtracks for some of antonioni s most notable films, and music for michelangelo antonioni has excerpts from three of them. Red desert antonioni online dating used for someone else who is serious. Now on rerelease, michelangelo antonionis freaky, fascinating film is far superior to blowup. The first time we see monica vittis character giuliana, the italian woman whose mental struggle with her environment is chronicled in michelangelo antonionis red desert 1964, she is an olivegreen figure walking along a black, desolate wasteland. The key recurring image in red desert is that of people being dwarfed by the gargantuan industrial buildings and structures that surround them. Red desert 1964 directed by michelangelo antonioni. Monica vitti, richard harris, michelangelo antonioni. Or, better, you seek out the work that is so temptingly trailed in this documentary, films such as antonionis red desert and blowup or woody allens hannah and her sisters. The working title was celeste e verde sky blue and green. Suoni del silenzio soundtrack from 19601964, composed by giovanni fusco, giorgio gaslini. Still, fusco did write the soundtracks for some of antonionis most notable films, and music for michelangelo antonioni has excerpts from three of them. A new man is being born, fraught with all the fears and terrors and stammerings that are associated with a period of gestation.
While its still hard to argue with its impeccable cast or the fun they often seem to be having, red 2 replaces much of the goofy fun. Jun 30, 2018 red desert was shot in the industrialized north of italy, where monica vitti, as the wife of an electronics engineer, suffers what would be called a nervous breakdown at any other time, in any other place. Leclisse the 1962 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Red desert occupies a curious place in antonionis canon. Upgrade today to get your favorite music, movies, and podcasts. The images displayed on this page are recent additions to the movie title stills collection, a website containing screen captures of titles from feature films. Swoon, ye 21stcentury philistines, before the cataract of. Red desert is a film of these distinct yet familiar emotions its antonioni doing tarr, the weathered face of humanity against a nondescript background, the innocents shown against a backdrop of industry. Antonioni s red desert i was really tempted to make the title red dessert, but since the last post was a complaint about how things arent serious enough around here, i didnt. Jul 20, 2012 that blue line moment comes from red desert, antonioni s first film in colour and more audacious in its use than any movie since douglas sirks 1956 technicolor phantasmagoria written on the wind. Antonionis red desert i was really tempted to make the title red dessert, but since the last post was a complaint about how things arent serious enough around here, i. Red desert is available to stream on the criterion channel and kanopy. The story follows a troubled woman vitti living in an industrial region of northern italy following a recent automobile. The latest version of itunes now comes installed with macos mojave.
He lets us experience it through great sound design and sharp visuals that we should see on the big screen. It is a rich world, alive and serviceable the neurosis i sought to describe in red desert is above all a matter of adjusting. As italian directorsoundtrack composer relationships go, the one between michelangelo antonioni and giovanni fusco was hardly as significant or distinctive as the one between, say, sergio leone and ennio morricone. Red desert 1964 the second to last film antonioni would make with vitti is the directors first in color, and he makes striking use of the new tool, framing his. Michelangelo antonionis 1960s panoramas of contemporary alienation were decadedefining artistic events. With monica vitti, richard harris, carlo chionetti. Richard harris, monica vitti, michelangelo antonioni. Senno tutto quello che succede a terra non mi interessa. Michelangelo antonioni biography, movie highlights and. Industry in italy is in the north and the personal crisis of the protagonists is set against the tension of the new ravenna.
Leclisse appeared in the 1980s on vhs, but has until fairly recently been available only on unwatchable bootlegged versions. Nov 05, 20 red desert 1964 the second to last film antonioni would make with vitti is the directors first in color, and he makes striking use of the new tool, framing his urban landscape at a. The italian maestros stroll through the modern wasteland. Red desert is ripe, as most great films are, with symbolism.
Red desert was shot in the industrialized north of italy, where monica vitti, as the wife of an electronics engineer, suffers what would be called a nervous breakdown at any other time, in any other place. Your music, tv shows, movies, podcasts, and audiobooks will transfer automatically to the apple music, apple tv, apple podcasts, and apple books apps where youll still have access to your favorite itunes features, including purchases, rentals, and imports. This green, a symbol of nature and tranquility, contrasts with the orange flames pulsing from the factory and the blackened trees. Retired cia agent frank moses bruce willis reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives to track down a missing nuclear device.
He is one of my favorite directors, but i feel that the film world is split on him. Cast as giuliana, an unhappy wife, vitti suffers from an. Swoon, ye 21stcentury philistines, before the cataract of existential glamour that is antonionis il. The film is about a neurotic woman monica vitti who has been in a car accident and is having trouble adjusting to the new industrial world that is the postwar italy. The film is abstract, challenging and is arguably one of the most. This green, a symbol of nature and tranquility, contrasts with the orange flames pulsing from the factory and the blackened trees that run. An iconic piece of challenging 1960s cinema and a gripping narrative on its own terms, lavventura concerns the enigmatic disappearance of a young woman during a yachting trip off the coast of sicily, and the search taken up by her disaffected lover gabriele ferzetti and best friend monica vitti, in her breakout role. Filmed on location in rome and verona, the story follows a young woman vitti who pursues an affair with a confident young stockbroker delon. With constantly refreshed selections of hollywood, international, arthouse, and independent movies, plus access to criterions entire. Il deserto rosso was awarded the golden lion at the 25th venice film.
By boldly using color to inscribe on the modern landscape a kind of neurosis, antonioni created one of the most psychological and dramatic. Michelangelo antonionis 1964 film red desert is a bleak exploration of mental illness, alienation and environmental decay. Michelangelo antonioni invented a new film grammar with this masterwork. Although the color cinematography marked a new direction in antonionis visual aesthetics, the films thematic issues. Regular titles as well as some ending credits and titles from trailers. Italian filmmaker michelangelo antonioni redefined the concept of narrative cinema, challenging the accepted notions at the heart of storytelling, realism, drama, and the world at large. Red desert 1964 is antonionis first venture into color film.
That blue line moment comes from red desert, antonionis first film in colour and more audacious in its use than any movie since douglas sirks 1956 technicolor phantasmagoria written on the wind. Some people seems to like it even more than blowup and lavventura, which seems. Red desert 1964 watch on the criterion channel, kanopy, and. Jul 25, 2012 red desert certainly shows us how much thought he had given to the way this new tool should be used, even if the predominant colour, especially in the films opening sequences, is grey. In 1964, antonioni made his first color film, elegantly controlling his palate in red desert, and when blowup came two years later, he became notorious for color perfectionism in deciding the grass wasnt green enough. Michelangelo antonioni s 1964 film red desert is a bleak exploration of mental illness, alienation and environmental decay. With suggestions of the theme of modern alienation and the fastidious visual abstraction that would define his later masterpieces such as lavventura, leclisse, and red desert, antonioni s film is a devastating take on doomed love and fraught friendship. Written by antonioni and tonino guerra, it was antonioni s first color film. Filmed on location in rome and verona, the story follows a young woman vitti who pursues an. Jun 23, 20 red desert is a 1964 italian film directed by michelangelo antonioni and cowritten by tonino guerra.
Cast as giuliana, an unhappy wife, vitti suffers from an unnamed. There are people who do adapt, and others who cant manage, perhaps because they are too tied to ways of life that are by now outofdate. Written by antonioni and tonino guerra, it was antonionis first color film. Il deserto rosso michelangelo antonioni 1964 youtube. The films main character, giuliana, is played by monica vitti alongside coactor richard harris as corrado, a strong supporting role for giuliana. Her quicksilver emotional shifts disturb everyone around her, but they, like she, pretend that nothing is truly wrong. Maharam stories, antonionis dome, by alice rawsthorn. Antonionis key, early films are best understood from the point of view of a feminist director keeping in mind antonionis own philosophy, as noted above, the feminine sensibility is a far more precise filter than any other to express what i have to say. Monica vitti, richard harris, carlo chionetti country. Red desert 1964 michelangelo antonioni sp film journal. As for antonionis film, it was not an import or an acquisition, but the first entry in a threepicture deal the director had made with mgm after the success of 1960s lavventura and 1964s red desert, a commitment the studio would fulfill over the next decade with zabriskie point and the passenger. The eclipse is a 1962 italian drama film written and directed by michelangelo antonioni and starring alain delon and monica vitti. Cast as giuliana, an unhappy wife, vitti suffers from an unnamed form of depression and malaise. A movie lovers dream, the criterion channel offers classics and discoveries from around the world, thematically programmed with special features, on a streaming service brought to you by the criterion collection.
Lavventura the 1961 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. This time, they must survive an army of ruthless assassins, terrorists, and powercrazed government officials all eager to own the portable nuke. Michelangelo antonioni celebrity profile check out the latest michelangelo antonioni photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. They crammed themselves in a port side shack in northern italy. Two short blackandwhite antonioni documentaries, n. Jan 18, 2017 as for antonionis film, it was not an import or an acquisition, but the first entry in a threepicture deal the director had made with mgm after the success of 1960s lavventura and 1964s red desert, a commitment the studio would fulfill over the next decade with zabriskie point and the passenger. Michelangelo antonioni red desert came out in 1964, almost twenty years after the end of the war, by which time italy had recovered from the devastation caused by that catastrophic event and was on the way toward modern prosperity.
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