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Blow-Up

1966 · Movie · NR · 111 min · ★ 7.3 · 85% critics

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A stylish London photographer grows restless with his shallow, pleasure-filled life. While taking pictures in a park, he later discovers that one of his photos may have captured something far more serious than he first realized, pulling him into a puzzling search for the truth.

Also known as Blowup · Michelangelo Antonioni's Blow-Up · Blow-Up 1966

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Details
Years
1966
Release date
1966-12-18
Language
English
Rated
NR
Runtime
111 min
Critic score
85/100
TMDB rating
7.3/10 (1,369 votes)
Box office
$20,000,000
Budget
$1,800,000
About

You may like this if you enjoy slow, ambiguous stories with a strong 1960s London mood and a restless lead; Not for you if you need a clear, fast-moving mystery, or if Mulholland Drive and L'Avventura already felt too puzzling.

Pros: vivid 1960s atmosphere; intriguing central mystery; strong lead performance | Cons: slow-moving pace; emotionally distant tone; vague, unresolved plot

Themes

  • london, england
  • loss of sense of reality
  • photographer
  • burglar
  • photography
  • suspicion of murder
  • surreal
  • municipal park
  • pantomime
  • photographic evidence
  • murder
  • counter-culture
  • +6 more

Awards & recognition

  • Palme d'Or · 1967
  • Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1967 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Director · 1967 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni