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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Michelangelo Antonioni |
| Stars: |
Monica Vitti |
| Actors: |
Richard Harris |
| Genre: |
Foreign Films |
| Subgenre: |
Essential Cinema · Italian |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
014381477030 |
| Release Date: |
1964 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 56min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
Italian |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 56min
Release Company: Image Entertainment, Inc. (September 21, 1999)
UPC: 014381478020 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 56min |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Michelangelo Antonioni |
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Professional Reviews
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(12/01/1989, p.3D, Mike Clark): "...One of the most justifiably famous color films ever..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
RED DESERT (IL DESERTO ROSSO), a postindustrialist masterpiece from director Michelangelo Antonioni, his first film in color, stars Monica Vitti as Giuliana, the disturbed wife of a factory owner, Ugo (Carlo Chionetti). Antonioni creates a bleak environment of the Italian countryside, where the natural landscape surrounding Ugo's factory is clouded in fog and covered in black pollution. The low scratching and churning sound of the factory machines is a constant throughout the film, set off by the electronic beeps and strange female singing that Giuliana--who is losing her mind--hears in her head. Supposedly recovering from shock after a minor car accident, Giuliana's dementia isn't getting any better; new developments in technology, production, and industry, which fascinate Ugo and his business associate, Corrado (Richard Harris), are foreign and threatening to Giuliana. However, Ugo is gentle and loving to Giuliana, giving her the freedom to wander wherever her fragile psyche leads her. Corrado is inexp... |
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