"The Red Desert" takes the mental state and chaotic heart of a woman as the central content of the film. The film sensitively and accurately reproduces the inner world of modern people. Antonioni expresses the mentality of modern people and modern industrial civilization together, and the ideological direction of the film is thus more clear. The reason why human emotions are as barren as deserts may be the rapid development of industrial technology. It is the director's highly questioning of modern civilization. In the film, Antonioni simplified or even abandoned narrative and dramatic conflicts, creatively using color as an element of the film. Color in the film seems not only the reproduction of natural colors, but more subjective and emotional. He uses color. To convey the emotions of the characters and create the atmosphere of the film. The composition of the film is full of tension, with a strong sense of abstract painting, highlighting the chaotic and unstable mental state of the heroine. Like Antonioni’s usual style, the actor’s performance is vague and neutral
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Red Desert evaluation action
2022-01-18 08:01
Extended Reading
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Marcellus 2022-03-25 09:01:19
Antonioni's first color film, I watched the review version of Yingji. The post-processing of various filters of space and color is amazing. CC will be received in June this year~ PS: Vitti is so beautiful
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Nedra 2022-03-28 09:01:11
Antonioni's first color film, the use of color is extremely bold. - But the narrative is vague and utterly tedious.
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Giuliana: There's something terrible about reality and i don't know what it is. No one will tell me.
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Giuliana: [voiceover: Giuliana is recounting a fable to her son, as a depiction of the fable is shown on screen] There was a girl who lived on an island. Grownups bored her, and frightened her too. She didn't like kids her age. They all pretended to be grownup. So she was always alone, with the cormorants, seagulls, and wild rabbits.
Giuliana: [voiceover continues] She'd discovered a small beach far from town, with crystal-clear water and pink sand. She loved that spot. The colors of nature were so beautiful, and there was no noise. She'd leave only when the sun did too.
Giuliana: [voiceover continues] One morning, a sailing ship appeared. It wasn't like the usual boats that passed by. This was a real sailing ship, the kind that had braved stormy seas all over the world - and who knows, maybe even beyond. Seen from afar, it was a splendid sight. But up close, it took on a mysterious air. There was no one aboard. It paused for a few moments, then turned, and sailed off, as silently as it had come. She was used to people's strange ways, so she wasn't surprised.
Giuliana: [voiceover continues] But no sooner was she back on shore, when...