Red Desert (1964)
- Original title
- Il deserto rosso
- Directed by
- Michelangelo Antonioni
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- France, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 510 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A woman struggles to cope with her surroundings after a car accident leaves her feeling disconnected. She navigates industrial landscapes and strained relationships in Northern Italy.
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What happens
Red Desert (Italian: Il deserto rosso) is a 1964 psychological drama film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, written by Antonioni and Tonino Guerra, and starring Monica Vitti and Richard Harris. Set in Northern Italy, the story follows a troubled woman who is unable to adapt to her environment after an automobile accident. This was Antonioni's first color film. This was the last in a series of four films he made with Vitti between 1959 and 1964, preceded by L'Avventura (1960), La Notte (1961), and L'Eclisse (1962). Red Desert was awarded the Golden Lion at the 25th Venice International Film Festival in 1964. It has received acclaim from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Bitter Fruit (1967)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.