Red Desert

"This is the story of a woman… Her hidden thirsts and hungers…"

1964 1h 57m IT

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 518

Drama

Synopsis

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In an industrializing Italian town, a married woman, rendered mentally unstable after a traffic accident, drifts into an affair with a friend of her husband.

“This is the story of a woman… Her hidden thirsts and hungers…”

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Cast

Monica Vitti
Giuliana
Richard Harris
Corrado Zeller
Carlo Chionetti
Ugo
Xenia Valderi
Linda
Rita Renoir
Emilia
Lili Rheims
Telescope Operator's Wife
Aldo Grotti
Max
Valerio Bartoleschi
Valerio

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Writers: Michelangelo Antonioni, Michelangelo Antonioni, Tonino Guerra
Languages: Italian, Turkish
Countries: France, Italy

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ERA

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62 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, Turkish.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, shot by Carlo Di Palma. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Giovanni Fusco. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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ERA

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Editor Eraldo Da Roma shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Monica Vitti and Richard Harris and Carlo Chionetti carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "This is the story of a woman… Her hidden thirsts and hungers…".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Michelangelo Antonioni directs. Carlo Di Palma behind the camera. Giovanni Fusco scores. Eraldo Da Roma cuts. Produced in France, Italy. Dialogue in Italian, Turkish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

162 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, Turkish.
3International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.
4Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, shot by Carlo Di Palma. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Giovanni Fusco. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Eraldo Da Roma shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Monica Vitti and Richard Harris and Carlo Chionetti carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "This is the story of a woman… Her hidden thirsts and hungers…".
9IMDB entry: tt0058003 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "adultery", "depression", "factory", "husband wife relationship".