In the first Antonioni, in more than two hours, he slowly gained some understanding of what he wanted to express:
The location is in Rome, but it is not the "Rome" people imagined, it is not Rome as a historical site, but Rome in the 1960s after World War II and during the Cold War. Under the camera, this Rome is so vivid, no one will forget the stock market in the early years when the voices were full of people, shouting and gesturing, and everyone was louder than anyone else. I really doubt how everyone there knew what the other party meant. The prosperity of the stock market is also accompanied by fluctuations from time to time. The lives of a large number of people are ups and downs with the stock market. "Where is the money lost in stocks?" the heroine asked, but neither the stock market staff nor the public knew the answer. The enthusiasm of the citizens to participate in stocks seems to be the same to this day.
This is also a modern Rome. The city is expanding, and it continues to penetrate into the suburbs. Most of the film is shot in the suburbs, and it does not shy away from the broken, mediocre, and industrialized scenes. It is impossible to tell whether this is Rome or anything else from the scene. modern city. The director observed and intentionally emphasized this point in many shots.
When it comes to the people in this environment, the main line of the film is the acquaintance and love between the hero and heroine, but in the process, hesitation, indifference, sadness, and anger often flash on the faces of the heroine (especially the heroine). The expressions that are out of place with love are exactly the expressions (and inner workings) that people in a society in a given social context will have.
PS: Is it worth watching this for Alain Delon's face?
And this one really reminds me of Top Gun...they are all the beautiful and young faces of the male protagonist + the big female protagonist?
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