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Release Date:
8 February 1965 (USA) more
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Plot:
Cold, rain, and fog surround a plant in Ravenna. Factory waste pollutes local lakes; hulking anonymous ships pass or dock and raise quarantine flags... more | add synopsis
Awards:
4 wins more
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Antonioni's masterwork more (23 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Monica Vitti ... Giuliana

Richard Harris ... Corrado Zeller
Carlo Chionetti ... Ugo
Xenia Valderi ... Linda
Rita Renoir ... Emilia
Lili Rheims ... Telescope operator's wife
Aldo Grotti ... Max
Valerio Bartoleschi ... Giuliana's son
Emanuela Paola Carboni ... Girl in fable
Bruno Borghi
Beppe Conti
Julio Cotignoli
Giovanni Lolli
Hiram Mino Madonia
Giuliano Missirini ... Radio telescope operator
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Red Desert (UK) (USA)
Deserto rosso (Italy) (alternative spelling)
Le désert rouge (France)
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Runtime:
120 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Australia:PG | Italy:VM14 | Argentina:16 | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-16 | UK:15 (video rating) (1995) | UK:X (original rating)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Richard Harris agreed to star in Sam Peckinpah's Major Dundee (1965) in December 1963 whilst still in the middle of making this film. Harris walked off Michelangelo Antonioni's film as it went further behind schedule to ensure that he did not miss Major Dundee's start date of 5 February 1964. Harris said that Il deserto rosso (1964) had to be completed without him and a double was used for his character in some of the long shots. more
Quotes:
Giuliana: I feel my eyes tearing up. What should I do with my eyes? What should I watch?
Corrado Zeller: You ask what you should watch. I ask how I should live. It's the same thing.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) (TV) more

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Antonioni's masterwork, 4 October 1999
10/10
Author: Jerry

Stunning. Antonioni's masterwork of color and sound captured on film. Mental breakdown amidst the stale, harsh setting of an industrial wasteland. Possibly the most unique, visionary, cerebral film ever made, from one of its greatest directors.

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