Review of Red Desert (1964) by Gary T — 01 Aug 2014

Wow.....fantastic.....amazing.....brilliant....i have just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch......sure the story of this movie is really confusing at times but this is such a fantastic movie 2 watch.......its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie.....i think that monica vitti, richard harris (.R.I.P.), Carlo Chionetti as Ugo, Xenia Valderi as Linda, Rita Renoir as Emilia, play good roles/parts throughout this movie.......i think that the director of this art house/international/ drama movie had done a great job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie......i think that this is such a really well written/acted/directed movie 2 watch it is such a really powerful drama movie 2 watch......

Filming locations.

Incir De Paolis Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy (studio).

Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

Sardinia, Italy.....

Its got a good soundtrack throughout this movie......its got a great cast throughout this movie the cast throughout this movie were::

Monica Vitti as Giuliana.

Richard Harris as Corrado Zeller.

Carlo Chionetti as Ugo.

Xenia Valderi as Linda.

Rita Renoir as Emilia.

Lili Rheims as Telescope operator's wife.

Aldo Grotti as Max.

Valerio Bartoleschi as Giuliana's son.

Emanuela Paola Carboni as Girl in fable.

Giuliano Missirini as Radio telescope operator.

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Cinematography::

The film is set in the industrial area of 1960s Ravenna with sprawling new post World War Two factories, industrial machinery and a much polluted river valley. The cinematography is highlighted by pastel colors with flowing white smoke and fog. The sound design blends a foley of industrial and urban sounds with ghostly ship horns and an electronic music score. This was Antonioni's first colour film, which the director said he wanted to shoot like a painting on a canvas:

I want to paint the film as one paints the canvas; I want to invent the colour relationships, and not limit myself to photographing only natural colours.

As he would do in later film productions, Antonioni went to great lengths in reaching this goal, such as having trees and grass painted white or grey to fit his take on an urban landscape. Andrew Sarris called the red hued pipes and railings "the architecture of anxiety: the reds and blues exclaim as much as they explain".

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