Review of Blow-Up (1966) by Alailson B — 22 Feb 2016
Blow-Up is regarded as a masterpiece of cinema. I don't put it into that category. It is a great and influential film because it captures the spirit of the "swinging '60s London" better than most others. It also accomplishes much with very little dialogue.
The club scene is classic as it captures the Yardbirds with Jeff Beck playing lead guitar and Jimmy Page playing bass. The protagonist wins the valuable broken guitar neck in the club, but after running from the mob in pursuit, realizes it is simply a worthless hunk of broken wood.
Blow-Up is essentially a hip, British, murder-mystery aimed towards the art-house crowd. It may not stand up very well today but was very influential in its time.
This review of Blow-Up (1966) was written by Alailson B on 22 Feb 2016.
Blow-Up has generally received very positive reviews.
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