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Story of a Love Affair (1950)

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Movie Info

Unrated, 1 hr. 36 min.

Drama, Romance, Art House & International, Classics

Directed By: Michelangelo Antonioni

Written By: Michelangelo Antonioni

In Theaters: Nov 25, 1950 Limited

On DVD: Jun 28, 2005

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Story of a Love Affair is tacky.

July 7, 2005 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

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A remarkable formal effort involving a detective, an adulterous trio, a murder plot, a choreographic mise en scene, and an extended flashback.

July 7, 2005 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

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The film has its moments of crackling passion and secret suspense. It's an amazing film, and one of the great feature debuts in movie history.

January 7, 2012 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Antonioni's debut, and already an identification of a woman

April 2, 2010 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Atmospheric, original film.

August 31, 2006 Full Review Source: Classic Film and Television

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

A richly textured variation on The Postman Always Rings Twice.

August 25, 2006 Full Review Source: eye WEEKLY

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Jason Anderson

eye WEEKLY

A remarkable film.

April 4, 2006 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

A fantastic package of an essential and rare Antonioni feature, surely one of the best DVDs of the year.

October 6, 2005 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Dan Callahan

Slant Magazine

The unsurpassed beauty of Antonioni's visual art lifts his two-penny story and hollow people into the exalted realm of the senses.

October 6, 2005 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Dan Callahan

Slant Magazine

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this movie is of interest because it's antonioni's first full length film. you can see the ties to neo-realism, the documentary format, and the development of his technique. lucia bose is fascinating to watch because of the methods antonioni used to get desired effects. because of her youth and inexperience, he even

December 3, 2008

Stefanie C

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A film auteur,literally and profoundly.Anything that goes against him,will probably go against the post-modern cinematic language.The debut feature shows promise and mystery,taunting the wealth of the era and feeling sympathetic to low-life characters,including the detective.Action is replaced by spiritual hesitation,a

September 1, 2008