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- 1966
- Not Rated
- Premier Productions
- 1 h 51 m
- 1966
- Not Rated
- Premier Productions
- 1 h 51 m
Summary A mod London photographer finds something very suspicious in the shots he has taken of a mysterious beauty in a desolate park.
Directed By: Michelangelo Antonioni
- 1966
- Not Rated
- Premier Productions
- 1 h 51 m
- 1966
- Not Rated
- Premier Productions
- 1 h 51 m
Blow-Up
8.0
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Summary A mod London photographer finds something very suspicious in the shots he has taken of a mysterious beauty in a desolate park.
Directed By: Michelangelo Antonioni
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
82
73% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
27% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
82
73% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
27% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Blowup daringly suggests that an image without politics isn’t an image at all.
This is a fascinating picture, which has something real to say about the matter of personal involvement and emotional commitment in a jazzed-up, media-hooked-in world so cluttered with synthetic stimulations that natural feelings are overwhelmed.
Blow-Up defies analysis by design, given that it's about an artist who makes messes and cleans them up only in part, leaving behind the splatter that interests him. Antonioni follows a similar methodology, making strict interpretations of Blow-Up pretty pointless, and certainly less enjoyable than soaking up the mod decadence and ennui.
An engrossing study of imagery and one's perception of the image.
As often with Antonioni, a film riddled with moments of brilliance and scuppered by infuriating pretensions; full of longueurs, it works neither as a portrait of Swinging London, nor as a bona fide thriller.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 27 User Ratings
8.0
81% Positive
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
7% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
11% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 27 User Ratings
8.0
81% Positive
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
7% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
11% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
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Production Company
Carlo Ponti Production,
Bridge Films
Release Date Dec 18, 1966
Duration 1 h 51 m
Rating Not Rated
Tagline Michelangelo Antonioni's first British film
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 2 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
BAFTA Awards
• 3 Nominations
