Review of La Notte (1961) by James C — 02 May 2008
On first viewing - and this is undoubtedly a film to return to - I can say that Antonioni is surely the supreme master of the conveyance of space in the cinema; no director has ever so thoroughly embedded his characters within the environments they inhabit.
The story takes place at a specific historical juncture - the rise of New Money in post-war European society - and looks at it through the prism of the relationship between an intellectual writer and his wealthy wife.
They wander through the changing landscape of a city being transformed into a soulless anywhere, and she especially takes it all in. In a way, the film is about how individuals deal with death - the death of a friend, the death of the past, the death of a relationship, their own spiritual death.
The night portrayed is an Eternal one.
This review of La Notte (1961) was written by James C on 02 May 2008.
La Notte has generally received very positive reviews.
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