L'Eclisse: the third piece of the Antonioni trilogy.

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It took awhile for me to understand what he was up to and get into the pacing but once I did... Well, one must approach these films differently from typical films: they are more subjectively presented. Antonioni frames, extremely carefully, each scene and its relationship to the one which follows, creating a flowing jigsaw puzzle which takes immense concentration to construct.
For those familiar with his later, more easily enjoyed films (Blow-up, The Passenger), these early works contain many of the same elements, such as the effect of wind, i.e. blowing hair, trees, grasses, etc.
I first found these films "cold" but upon second viewings, I found I became much more drawn to the characters' inner tensions which were contrasted by the dramatic starknesss of nature or architecture: a common shot has humans dwarfed as they stand before or alongside massive or limitless buildings and vistas.
Anyhow, I'd recommend anyone who is a bit tired of conventional films to, patiently, watch the first of the films, "L'Aventurra."
I found that I now appreciate that film much more, having now the next two to enrich it.
(Since no one has responded to either of the previous two posts, I wrote this with the non-Antonioni initiated in mind; pardon the tone, please).

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Topic - L'Eclisse: the third piece of the Antonioni trilogy. - tinear 15:04:07 09/27/05 (7)

Re: L'Eclisse: the third piece of the Antonioni trilogy. - Pepe Le Loco 22:05:01 09/28/05 (5)

That would be some scary schoolgirl! Actually, how you could think - tinear 05:05:52 09/29/05 (2)

Re: That would be some scary schoolgirl! Actually, how you could think - Pepe Le Loco 10:23:13 09/29/05 (0)

Vitti created quite a few memorable roles, most of them not known here - Victor Khomenko 06:00:58 09/29/05 (0)

I'd rate "L'Eclipse" as Alain Delons greatest performance - grinagog 22:11:36 09/28/05 (1)

Without much argument, these two are easy to agree with. - Victor Khomenko 05:55:00 09/29/05 (0)

That is problem with classics - Victor Khomenko 10:52:37 09/28/05 (0)

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