L'eclisse (1962)

A young woman meets a vital young man, but their love affair is doomed because of the man's materialistic nature.

Director:

Michelangelo Antonioni

Writers:

Michelangelo Antonioni (scenario and dialogue), Tonino Guerra (scenario and dialogue),

Stars:

Alain Delon, Monica Vitti, Francisco Rabal

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Alain Delon	...	Piero
Monica Vitti	...	Vittoria
Francisco Rabal	...	Riccardo
Lilla Brignone	...	Vittoria's Mother
Rossana Rory	...	Anita
Mirella Ricciardi	...	Marta
Louis Seigner	...	Ercoli

Storyline

In the suburbs of Rome, the translator Vittoria breaks her engagement with her boyfriend, the writer Ricardo, after a troubled night. Vittoria goes downtown to meet her mother, who is addicted to the stock market, and she meets the broker Piero on a day of crash. The materialist Piero and the absent Vittoria begin a monosyllabic relationship.

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Plot Keywords:

love | stock market | translator | mother daughter relationship | zambezi falls | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

Italian English

Release Date:

20 December 1962 (USA)

Also Known As:

El eclipse

Filming Locations:

EUR, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cineriz, Interopa Film, Paris Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

126 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Final part of the unofficial "Incomunicability Trilogy" also including L'avventura and La Notte.

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Quotes

Vittoria: As long as we were in love, we understood each other. There was nothing to understand.

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Connections

Featured in The Story of Film: An Odyssey: Episode #1.7 (2011)

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Soundtracks

"L'eclisse Twist"
Written by Giovanni Fusco
Performed by Mina

User Reviews

Black and white is full of color

L'ECLISSE is not everybody's cup of tea. It is so slow that to continue watching it may sometimes require a conscious strain of will. But it is a rewarding experience: L'ECLISSE is probably the best of all unhurried movies. It is so desperately tender; Alain Delon and Monica Vitti are so young and beautiful, and at the same time - so precise in their naiveté; the camera shots are so long and ambiguous, so empty of words. If there ever was a movie that truthfully represents the playful and sad uncertainty of being in love, then this must be it.

L'ECLISSE is sure to break your heart... or mend it.

The ending is as mysterious as God's ways and if it wasn't for the music to bring me down to earth I may have thought that I had died.