The BFI's Sight and Sound often features deep dives into Antonioni’s visual style and the concept of "modernist cinema."
A coolly elegant, existential masterpiece — Antonioni’s final study of modern alienation, restored in stunning 1080p. L-Eclisse.1962.1080p.Criterion.Bluray.DTS.x264-...
L'Eclisse, which translates to "The Eclipse" in English, is the third feature film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, following his critically acclaimed L'Avventura (1960). The movie tells the story of Vittoria (Monica Vitti), a young and enigmatic woman who becomes embroiled in a complicated romance with two men: Aldo (Emilio Romei), a charismatic stockbroker, and Giacomo (Alessandro Cardame), a quiet and introspective astronomer. As Vittoria navigates her relationships with these men, Antonioni masterfully explores themes of love, identity, and disconnection in a rapidly changing world. The BFI's Sight and Sound often features deep
: The characters are constantly dwarfed, framed, or separated by the cold, geometric lines of Rome’s EUR district—a suburb originally designed for Mussolini's planned 1942 world fair. As Vittoria navigates her relationships with these men,
: The film’s high-contrast black-and-white palette is handled with precision. The deep blacks of the Roman Stock Exchange (Borsa) and the blinding whites of the EUR district's modernist architecture are balanced perfectly, avoiding crush or blooming. Fine Detail