Product Description
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Blow-Up (Criterion Collection) 1966 BLU-RAY
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In 1966, Michelangelo Antonioni (L’avventura) transed his
existentialist ennui to the streets of swinging London for this
international sensation, the Italian filmmaker’s English-language
debut. A countercultural masterpiece about the act of seeing and
the art of image making, Blow-Up takes the form of a
psychological mystery, starring David Hemmings (Deep Red) as a
fashion photographer who unknowingly captures a death on film
after following two lovers in a park. Antonioni’s meticulous
aesthetic control and intoxicating color palette breathe life
into every frame, and the jazzy sounds of ie Hancock, a
beautifully evasive performance by Vanessa Redgrave (Howards
End), and a cameo by the Yardbirds make the film a transporting
time from a bygone era. Blow-Up is a seductive immersion
into creative passion, and a brilliant film by one of cinema’s
greatest artists.
BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
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* New, restored 4K digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural
soundtrack
* A new piece about director Michelangelo Antonioni’s artistic
approach, featuring photography curators Walter Moser and
Philippe Garner and art historian David Alan Mellor
* Blow-up of “Blow-Up,” a new 52-minute documentary on the making
of the film
* Conversation from 2016 between Garner and actor Vanessa
Redgrave
* Archival interviews with Antonioni and actors David Hemmings
and Jane Birkin
Trailers
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* PLUS: A book featuring an essay by film scholar David Forgacs
and more
* DIRECTOR: Michelangelo Antonioni
FEATUREz:
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* DRAMA
* WIDESCREEN
* COLOR
* ASPECT RATIO: 1.85:1
* UNCOMPRESSED MONAURAL PC
* 111 Minutes
* LANGUAGES: ENGLISH
RATED: NR
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Review
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In 1966, Michelangelo Antonioni (L’avventura) transed his
existentialist ennui to the streets of swinging London for this
international sensation, the Italian filmmaker’s English-language
debut. A countercultural masterpiece about the act of seeing and
the art of image making, Blow-Up takes the form of a
psychological mystery, starring David Hemmings (Deep Red) as a
fashion photographer who unknowingly captures a death on film
after following two lovers in a park. Antonioni’s meticulous
aesthetic control and intoxicating color palette breathe life
into every frame, and the jazzy sounds of ie Hancock, a
beautifully evasive performance by Vanessa Redgrave (Howards
End), and a cameo by the Yardbirds make the film a transporting
time from a bygone era. Blow‑Up is a seductive immersion
into creative passion, and a brilliant film by one of cinema’s
greatest artists.
BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
-New, restored 4K digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural
soundtrack
-A new piece about director Michelangelo Antonioni’s artistic
approach, featuring photography curators Walter Moser and
Philippe Garner and art historian David Alan Mellor
-Blow-up of “Blow-Up,” a new 52-minute documentary on the making
of the film
-Conversation from 2016 between Garner and actor Vanessa Redgrave
-Archival interviews with Antonioni and actors David Hemmings and
Jane Birkin
-Trailers
-PLUS: A book featuring an essay by film scholar David Forgacs
and more
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