If you've seen Days on the Clouds in 1985, you'll wonder how a director's talent can degrade so much in 20 years. 1964's "Red Desert" is a masterpiece, "Days on the Clouds" is completely unknown. Of course, the biggest reason to watch "Red Desert" is Monica Vitti. The fact is that although Vitti tried all kinds of dramas after breaking up with Antonioni, she is a vase without Antonioni. The character of Giuliana is a work of art in itself, a work of art that does not stimulate the senses but provokes thinking. No director can carve details like Antonioni, and very few people can interpret them.
The cold and empty streets of Bologna, the bleak and dirty industrial area, and the synthesizer soundtrack with the characteristics of horror films in the 1960s, throw these top actors into such a top film environment and you will naturally see top works. . Antonioni's film is like a silent, cold, and still frozen maze. Schopenhauer said that aesthetics are the few ways to get rid of depression. I don't know if Antonioni agrees, but in his films, I experience endless artistic fun.
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