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Blow-Up

Blow-Up

Sometimes, reality is the strangest fantasy of all.

19667.31h 51m

Overview

A successful mod photographer in London whose world is bounded by fashion, pop music, marijuana, and easy sex, feels his life is boring and despairing. But in the course of a single day he unknowingly captures a death on film.

Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni
Written by Michelangelo Antonioni, Tonino Guerra, Julio Cortázar
Produced by Carlo Ponti
Box OfficeBudget: $1.8M0

Top Cast

David Hemmings

David Hemmings

Thomas

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Jane

Sarah Miles

Sarah Miles

Patricia

John Castle

John Castle

Bill

Veruschka von Lehndorff

Veruschka von Lehndorff

Veruschka

Jane Birkin

Jane Birkin

The Blonde

Gillian Hills

Gillian Hills

The Brunette

Peter Bowles

Peter Bowles

Ron

Julian Chagrin

Julian Chagrin

Mime

C

Claude Chagrin

Mime

Themes & Keywords

london, englandloss of sense of realityphotographerburglarphotographysuspicion of murdersurrealmunicipal parkpantomimephotographic evidencemurdercounter-culturecorpsedrugsphoto shootavant-gardemodelingswinging londonfotógrafo

About Blow-Up

Blow-Up is a drama, mystery, thriller film released in 1966 exploring themes of london, england, loss of sense of reality, photographer, burglar, photography, suspicion of murder. Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, it stars David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles. A successful mod photographer in London whose world is bounded by fashion, pop music, marijuana, and easy sex, feels his life is boring and despairing. But in the course of a single day he unknowingly captures a death on film.

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