Italy / France,
1964, 117 min
Directed by:
Michelangelo AntonioniCinematography:
Carlo Di PalmaCast:
Monica Vitti, Richard Harris, Carlo Chionetti, Xenia Valderi, Rita Renoir, Lili Rheims, Aldo Grotti, Valerio Bartoleschi, Emanuela Paola Carboni (more)VOD (2)
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Michelangelo Antonioni's RED DESERT is a somber tale about Giuliana (Monica Vitti), a young wife and mother struggling to understand her crumbling psyche, as she slowly loses her mind in the midst of a deteriorating environment. Set in a stark gray, heavily industrialized area of rural Italy where Giuliana's husband, Ugo (Carlo Chionetti) works at a factory, and receives an extended visit from a business partner, Corrado (Richard Harris) with whom Giuliana has a strange affair. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1965 - Best Foreign Language Film
Venice Film Festival
- 1964 - Michelangelo Antonioni (Golden Lion for Best Film)
- 1964 - Michelangelo Antonioni (FIPRESCI Prize)