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Movie Description
Michelangelo Antonioni delivers yet another masterful cinematic expose with BLOW UP, a provocative mystery set in the seamy mod culture of London. The film follows a photographer (David Hemmings) who captures evidence of a murder when he takes some innocent snapshots of a couple in the park. As he digs deeper and deeper into the photograph's actual negative in order to unravel the mystery, he also must contend with a seemingly dangerous woman (Vanessa Redgrave) who knows more than she is letting on. Atmospheric, tense, with a refreshing jolt of humor, Antonioni's stylish thriller influenced the work of many of cinema's most celebrated directors, including Francis Ford Coppola's THE CONVERSATION, Brian De Palma's BLOW OUT, and David Lynch's BLUE VELVET.
Synopsis
In Michelangelo Antonioni's controversial first English-speaking film, a well-known, London fashion photographer discovers a murder, while developing the film he secretly took of a couple in a park.
Film Notes
Color by Metrocolor. Shot in England.
Italitan director Michelangelo Antonioni's first English-speaking film.
Premier Productions presentation of a Carlo Ponti production.
Academy Award Nominations: Best Director, Best (Original) Story and Screenplay.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Snap Case
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Mono - English
Mono - French
Music Only Track
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary
Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailer
Industry Reviews
"...It's a carefully crafted, intelligent thriller about artist obsession, big-city alienation and winding down of the '60s party scene..."
Total Film - Andy Lowe (08/01/2000)
"[T]his was the art-house movie of the day."
USA Today - Mike Clark (02/20/2004)
"BLOW-UP is as vital today as it was when it was released in 1966."
Rolling Stone - Peter Kenis (03/18/2004)
"[T]here remains an existential chill at the heart of this arthouse mystery."
Sight and Sound - Matthew Leyland (07/01/2004)
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