Review by Morning.star
A very Fellini-esque opening scene lends a subtle tinge of madness to the young photographer's artistic drive, picked up and accentuated by the metaphorical scenes of his impetuous race through the city streets.
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| Title Statement | Blow-up [DVD] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; produced by Carlo Ponti ; directed and screenplay by Michelangelo Antonioni. |
|---|---|
| Alternative Title(s) | Blowup Michelangelo Antonioni's Blow-up |
| Series | Criterion collection ;865 |
| Additional Contributors | Antonioni, Michelangelo |
| Redgrave, Vanessa,1937- | |
| Hemmings, David,1941-2003 | |
| Miles, Sarah,1941- | |
| Cortázar, Julio | |
| Publication | [New York]: Criterion Collection,[2017]©2017 |
| Extent of Item | 2 videodiscs (111 min.) |
| ISBN | 1681432676 (v.r.) 9781681432670 (v.r.) |
| Standard Number (UPC, etc.) | 715515193016 |
| Other Number | 3193543 |
| General Notes | DVDs. Disc label title. Originally released as a motion picture in 1966. Inspired by a short story by Julio Cortazar. Widescreen version. Special features include: documentary, interviews, featurettes. Booklet with essay inserted in container. |
| Performance Credits | Vanessa Redgrave, David Hemmings, Sarah Miles. |
| Languages | SDH (Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) |
| System Details | DVDs, Dolby mono. |
| Terms of Use | For home use only. |
| Summary | A suspenseful look at mid-sixties society, in which a talented photographer becomes involved with a strange woman and a possible murder. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Photographers--Fiction |
| Man-woman relationships--Fiction | |
| By Location | London (England)--Fiction--Social life and customs--20th century |
| By Genre | Detective and mystery films |
| Feature films | |
| Films for the hearing impaired | |
