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      Blow-Up

      1966, Crime/Drama, 1h 51m

      54 Reviews 25,000+ Ratings

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      Exquisitely shot and simmering with unease, Michelangelo Antonio's Blow-Up is an enigma that invites audiences to luxuriate in the sensual atmosphere of 1960s London chic. Read critic reviews

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      Movie Info

      Thomas (David Hemmings) is a London photographer who spends his time photographing fashion models. But one day he thinks he may have photographed something far more sinister: a murder. After taking pictures in the park, Thomas is horrified to find an ambiguous image lurking on the edge of the frame, which could be a shadow, but looks like a gun. The only thing clear is that the woman (Vanessa Redgrave) in the photo has appeared at his studio -- and wants the pictures he took.

      Cast & Crew

      Jane Birkin
      Gillian Hills
      Harry Hutchinson
      Susan Brodrick
      Mary Khal
      Ronan O'Casey
      Tsai Chin
      Jill Kennington
      Peggy Moffitt
      Rosaleen Murray
      Ann Norman
      Melanie Hampshire
      The Yardbirds
      Tonino Guerra
      Pierre Rouve
      Herbie Hancock
      Carlo Di Palma
      Assheton Gorton
      Jocelyn Rickards
      Stephanie Kaye
      Paul Rabiger
      Donald Toms
      Claude Watson
      Mike Le Mare

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      • Mar 02, 2021
        Thanks, I hate it. A barrage of disjointed, inconsequential storytelling and dialogue. Thomas is a man devoid of meaning, enabled at every turn by folks that follow suit. He makes a discovery only to remain half-ass interested in his own discovery. The passivity of voyeurism would have been an interesting theme if Antonioni actually went anywhere with the concept or raised more questions. Stylistically influential and "captures a movement in history"? Sure. I can acknowledge a film's function of inspiring others to make superior films while also admitting that the film itself is not substantial. 'Blow-Up' is empty, toothless hooey that waits until the last 30 minutes to kind of be about something that might bear any consequence, psychologically, emotionally, or physically, to any character in the film. Oh, the pointlessness IS the point of it all, you say? Congratulations then, it's all yours. This is a film where discussion about it is far more stimulating than the film itself. The kind of film a philosophy major would have a field day with, which I am not.
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      • Apr 23, 2017
        24/04/2017 - This film is very similar to watching paint dry, except i think i would find watching paint dry more interesting. By the time the picture comes to its "climax" i was too bored to really care. A pretentious film that just doesn't have enough going on.
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      • Dec 30, 2013
        I can see why this is considered a great movie, but I didn't connect with it at all. The first thirty minutes were too slow for me, and while I liked the ending and thought it was very clever, there just wasn't enough to keep me fully interested in the movie.
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      • Sep 19, 2013
        I get what 'Blowup' is about. What's reality and what isn't? Believe me, I get it. I don't need arthouse folk to get in my face and explain the whole film to me because it's actually very simple. It's not hard to understand. Is it an interesting film? Yeah, I guess so. Is it boring? Yeah, I guess so. The truth is I don't really know how I feel about. There are moments that I like, there are moments I find mind-crushingly dull. It doesn't add up to much, but there's enough strangeness in it to make you feel like you haven't totally wasted your time.
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