La Notte (Masters of Cinema) (Blu-ray)

La Notte (Masters of Cinema) (Blu-ray)
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SYNOPSIS: One of the masterworks of 1960s cinema, La notte [ The Night
] marked yet another development in the continuous stylistic evolution
of its director, Michelangelo Antonioni – even as it solidified his
reputation as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. La notte
is Antonioni s ” Twilight of the Gods “, but composed in cinematic
terms. Examined from a crane – shot, it s a sprawling study of Italy s
upper middle – class; seen in close – up, it s an x – ray of modern man
s psychic desolation.
Two of the giants of film – acting come together as a married couple
living in crisis: Marcello Mastroianni ( La dolce vita, 8 – ½) and
Jeanne Moreau ( Jules et Jim, Bay of Angels). He is a renowned author
and ” public intellectual “; she is ” the wife “. Over the course of
one day and the night into which it inevitably bleeds, the pair will
come to re – examine their emotional bonds, and grapple with the
question of whether love and communication are even possible in a world
built out of profligate idylls and sexual hysteria.
Photographed in rapturous black – and – white by the great Gianni di
Venanzo ( 8 – ½, Giulietta degli spiriti), La notte presents the beauty
of seduction, then asks: ” When did this occur – this seduction of
Beauty? ” The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present Michelangelo
Antonioni s haunted odyssey for the first time ever on Blu – ray.