The Red Desert

Deserto rosso, feature film, drama, Italy, France, 1964

DIRECTED BY: Michelangelo Antonioni

The Red Desert

CAST:
Monica Vitti (Giuliana),
Richard Harris (Corrado Zeller),
Carlo Chionetti (Ugo),
Xenia Valderi (Linda),
Rita Renoir (Emilia)

SCRIPT:
Michelangelo Antonioni,
Tonino Guerra

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Carlo Di Palma

MUSIC:
Giovanni Fusco,
Vittorio Gelmetti

EDITING:
Eraldo Da Roma

Synopsis:
Giuliana is an unhappy young woman, suffering from depression. Even though her mood swings annoy everyone around her, they all pretend that everything is all right. But, it seems that only Corrado Zeller, a British engineer, really understands her. They have an affair… Antonioni’s first film in color, won the Golden Lion and FIPRESCI award at the Venice film festival.

color, 117'

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