Red Desert
Original title: Il deserto rosso · Turkish title: Kızıl çöl
“This is the story of a woman… Her hidden thirsts and hungers…”
1964 · 1 h 57 min
Directed by 
Michelangelo Antonioni
Michelangelo AntonioniCast
Monica Vitti 
Richard Harris Carlo Chionetti
Credits
Written by: Michelangelo Antonioni
Plot
A fragile woman struggles with anxiety in an industrial landscape near Ravenna.
Sinekatalog’s take
Michelangelo Antonioni's first colour film follows an anxious woman in an industrial wasteland. Monica Vitti is magnetic, and the film's painterly use of colour makes alienation feel visceral and beautiful.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (19,599 votes)
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