L'Eclisse

L'Eclisse

  • Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
  • Writer: Michelangelo Antonioni,Tonino Guerra,Elio Bartolin
  • Countries of origin: Italy, France
  • Language: Italian, English
  • Release date: December 20, 1962
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: The Eclipse
  • "L' Eclisse" is a 126-minute love film co-produced by Italy and France. The film was directed by M. Antonioni, starring Alain Delon , Monica Vitti , Francisco Rabal, etc., and was released in Italy on April 12, 1962.
    The film is the last part of M. Antonioni's "Modern Love Trilogy", which tells the love story between Victoria and her mother's stockbroker Piero after breaking up with her boyfriend Ricardo   .

    Details

    • Release date December 20, 1962
    • Filming locations Rome Stock Exchange, Rome, Lazio, Italy
    • Production companies Cineriz, Interopa Film, Paris Film

    Box office

    Gross worldwide

    $4,813

    Movie reviews

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    • By Demarco 2022-08-01 15:36:53

      L'Eclisse--Living is Painful Due to There is No Real Life

      I read a poem by Baudelaire in the past two days, which reminded me of the heroine in this movie. Here is the statue in the poem: I love the last stanza of that poem: "Pain because of being alive." At first, I thought that the pain caused by "living" was the oppression of life, but later I thought of another interpretation: the reason why living is painful is because there is no...

    • By Ena 2022-04-21 09:03:02

      Lonely and alienated, love out of reach

      estranged. The relationship between people always seems to be close to each other, taking one step closer, and then lingering two steps, as if playing a game on the table, no one will show their cards, and no one will be happy. This kind of emotional gambling, even if whoever has the upper hand, also produces a plain sense of vulnerability; mystery and concealment, but they are all afraid of losing everything while revealing their own scars.

      No matter how cold and distant the surface,...

    • By Gillian 2022-04-21 09:03:02

      Comments on Antonioni's "Eclipse"

      1. In the first Antonioni in the true sense, the calculation conditions must be understood, and even a superficial opinion of one or two points can be seen. Frankly speaking, it’s hard. It’s really hard to watch the works of these directors, but I’m happy that I’m really inspired this time. This humble opinion is enough for me to improve my viewing experience with half the effort. .

      2. Since I just jumped out of a book with a classic Hollywood narrative structure, I was very...

    • By Rowland 2022-04-20 09:02:11

      night with flagpole

      It was as if in the endless dark night, I suddenly heard a voice from another world, ding ding dong dong. You look for the sound, and you see a row of waving flagpoles in the night and fog, like a net, an insurmountable hurdle. How to explain this feeling, you are stunned, staring at it as if you are under a demon, forgetting where you are, and time loses its rhythm. Everything behind him...

    • By Cristina 2022-04-20 09:02:11

      Another short review that exceeds the word count.

      Eclipse today. Alain Delon asked Vitti what was going on at night. Vitti said, "Why do people keep asking questions? There's no need to understand each other as long as you love each other." She looked out the window and added, "Or there's no need to love each other." Antonioni captures this feeling so well. When a woman kisses, her mind is always distracted, and she can't devote herself to it. They are sensitive and understand that love today cannot last forever. Worrying about losing, you...

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    • By Maxine 2023-09-14 21:45:40

      At the beginning of the film, a long silent shot is used to explain the emotions, anxious, irritable, speechless, and still wanting to talk. The hustle and bustle of the stock market, Victoria and Piero's kiss across the glass, and the shoulder strap of Victoria's dress pulled up with one hand all tell of this theme. 62 years in Italy, houses with glass halls, elegant dresses, flying clubs, it's nice to have...

    • By Spencer 2023-03-22 10:43:10

      [Beijing Film Festival Screening] The most appreciated Antonioni film at the Beijing Film Festival so far. Compared with the noisy lines and complex characters of "Girlfriend", this film has few lines, the noisy ambient sound of the stock market, or the African indigenous dance. More than a thousand words. Especially the continuous empty shots at the end of the film, the space is involved in the narrative, and the photography composition is too powerful. And, the male protagonist Alain Delon is...

    • By Polly 2023-02-28 08:09:00

      Looking at it again, the shots in this film are more "derived" from Victoria's eyes, and the camera always actively waits for a moment when Victoria looks back. Therefore, we can find that Victoria is more like a curious child than Lidia in "Night" when she is at a loss when facing the world, enjoying this elusive happiness. She willingly opens herself to the world, and perceives the existence of the world through labor and wandering; while men, they only linger in the stock exchange, forever...

    • By Enos 2023-02-09 09:37:41

      Pretend to be in love with natives. [A short review: 2012-07-23 I really want to live in Antonioni's movie, no one is on the street at any time....

    • By Alysha 2022-04-24 07:01:18

      It seems to be hard-to-get, but in fact, the closer you get, the more afraid of being hurt, and the classic pictures of the male god Alain Delon in the history of movies were all finished before the age of thirty-five... Everyone always likes to say that this is a classic of modernism, and people are in the picture. How about the mirror movement at the edge, how about the empty scene at the end, how about the Italian urban plan, but I just want to say: Monica Vitti's dress replica will...

    Movie plot

    The lights in Ricardo’s apartment were still on at dawn, and his girlfriend Victoria, who had lived with him for many years, broke up. Ricardo struggled to keep Victoria behind, but Victoria was tired of Ricardo being stupid and indifferent to everything. Looks like, Victoria insisted on leaving.
    Victoria, who had left Ricardo, came to the Rome Stock Exchange to look for her mother. The exchange was full of excited and intoxicated...
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    Evaluation action

    The film explores the interpersonal relationship in modern society and reveals through Victoria's fate: Westerners not only lose their rationality but also their emotions, leaving only feelings. The streets and buildings of Rome in the film are quite astringent and cold, echoing the mentality of alienated people. However, in the overall artistic treatment, we can see some changes in the so-called "Antonioni style". Long shots are used...
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    Movie quotes

    • Riccardo: I wanted to make you happy.

      Vittoria: When we first met, I was 20 years old. I was happy then.

    • Piero: You don't know me, but I know you. How are you?

    • Vittoria: We spent the whole night talking things over. And for what? I'm so tired and depressed. Disgusted and confused. What can I say? There are times when holding a needle and thread, or a book, or a man - it's all the same.