Blow-Up
1966
Maryon Park
Michelangelo Antonioni
Mystery Mod Thriller
What’s it all about: high suspense in a fabulous fashion world, but what’s the crime and who’s the menace?
First Encounter: first viewing
Prostitute Index: nil
Death By: dark room
Relics: photographs, cameras, brandy, record player, mimes, guitar-smashing rockers, queers with poodles out antiquing
Heartthrob: Vanessa Redgrave, Jeff Beck
LoFi Magic: an all-mime tennis match, Gillian Hills and Jane Birkin’s wardrobe wrestling match, the wind in the trees
Makes me want to: explore existentialism, OR see what happens when John Travolta takes over in “Blow Out”
Candotti take: “It’s a movie that also doesn’t have much dialogue. It’s a lot of observations. And every girl is following the Twiggy look.”
Worth a watch/rewatch: Definite Yes
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