Il Deserto Rosso (DVD, 1999) 
Il Deserto Rosso (DVD, 1999)

 
Il Deserto Rosso (DVD, 1999)

Leading Role: Monica Vitti
Rating: Not Rated
Release Date: Sep 1999
Format: DVD
UPC: 014381478020
Product ID: EPID3166306
Description: RED DESERT (IL DESERTO ROSSO), a postindustrialist masterpiece from director Michelangelo Antonioni, his first film in color, stars Monica Vitti as Giuliana, the disturbed wife of a factory owner, Ugo (Carlo Chionetti). Antonioni creates...
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Movie Description
RED DESERT (IL DESERTO ROSSO), a postindustrialist masterpiece from director Michelangelo Antonioni, his first film in color, stars Monica Vitti as Giuliana, the disturbed wife of a factory owner, Ugo (Carlo Chionetti). Antonioni creates a bleak environment of the Italian countryside, where the natural landscape surrounding Ugo's factory is clouded in fog and covered in black pollution. The low scratching and churning sound of the factory machines is a constant throughout the film, set off by the electronic beeps and strange female singing that Giuliana--who is losing her mind--hears in her head. Supposedly recovering from shock after a minor car accident, Giuliana's dementia isn't getting any better; new developments in technology, production, and industry, which fascinate Ugo and his business associate, Corrado (Richard Harris), are foreign and threatening to Giuliana. However, Ugo is gentle and loving to Giuliana, giving her the freedom to wander wherever her fragile psyche leads her. Corrado is inexplicably drawn to Giuliana, and he develops a desperate, awkward friendship with her that eventually leads to a small affair. In the end, the dank monotony of the port where they live only alienates Giuliana further, sending her deeper into her delirium. A cold and haunting film with grating sound effects and odd visuals that illustrate Giuliana's psychosis, RED DESERT is an Antonioni standout that stays in the viewer's mind long after the movie ends.

Credits
Producer:Angelo Rizzoli
Cast:Richard Harris

Notes
DVD Features:

Region Encoding: All Regions, Theatrical release: 1964.

RED DESERT was filmed in Ravenna, Italy.

RED DESERT was the first color film made by Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni.

The film was shown at the 1964 Venice Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prize.

In 2000, the original film was restored by MediaSet through techniques of color matching, taking care to preserve the lighting, color, fog, and shadows that were so strong in the original.

Editorial Reviews
"...One of the most justifiably famous color films ever..."
USA Today - Mike Clark (12/01/1989)

4 stars out of 5 -- "Antonioni makes brilliant use of design, deep-focus and zoom photography to convey Vitti's gnawing neuroses."
Empire - Daniel Phillips (12/01/2008)

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