Rating of
3/4
Antonioni's Best
mitchellyoung - wrote on 11/08/12
I typically find Antonioni to be languid and disengaging, but this remarkably coherent piece is an interesting meditation on loneliness, hedonism, and passion for one's work. The film is framed as a murder mystery, but it is the murder that is inconsequential, really serving to awaken the film's lead - a photographer who has been sleepwalking through an endless parade of empty pleasures in life. The film's cryptic ending is beautiful and opens the field up for debate, but I love the shot choices throughout and the way the film uses subtle moments of acting to build on its storyline.
