Known as the greatest Italian director, Antonioni has experienced the era of Italian neorealism with Fellini, Pasolini and Visconti, and is almost the only master who survived this climax and continued to explore his own style.
"Night" is the second of the director's "Love" trilogy, about a marriage with a tragic fate. The film's calm storytelling method can not only feel the realism of realism; the profound discussion of the feelings between people also reflects a strong personal style.
"Cold" is probably the best word to describe this movie.
The shots are steady and cold, the rhythm is still and cold, and the characters are blunt and cold. However, the greatness of the master lies in the fact that under the stern coat, there is an extremely strong dramatic tension, which makes people not feel dull and sluggish, but is deeply immersed in it, eager to know how the film will develop next. The inadvertent passing of the camera, a prompting line of dialogue, and a sudden movement of a character all play such a role.
I don't quite understand this film, mainly because of its theme - the change of human emotions - I can't quite see the director's intentions, the various film expression techniques and the relationship between the two.
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