In charting the faltering progress of a new relationship between an ambitious young stockbroker (Alain Delon) and a translator (Monica Vitti) who’s just broken off with her lover, Michelangelo Antonioni evokes the fatal distractions of modern life with precise images of Rome and Verona; Gianni Di Venanzo’s black and white camerawork is wondrously elegant. The famous final montage sequence speaks volumes about apathy.
L' eclisse (1962)
Michelangelo Antonioni’s film charts the hot and cold relationship of a young couple in bustling Rome.
- 1962 Italy, France
- Directed by
- Michelangelo Antonioni
- Produced by
- Robert Hakim, Raymond Hakim, Robert Hakim, Raymond Hakim
- Written by
- Michelangelo Antonioni, Tonino Guerra
- Featuring
- Alain Delon, Monica Vitti, Francisco Rabal
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