Identificazione di una donna (1982)

Director:

Michelangelo Antonioni

Writers:

Michelangelo Antonioni (story)
Michelangelo Antonioni (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

21 October 1982 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

The movie director Niccolo has just been left by his wife. This gives him the idea of making a movie about womens relationships...

Plot Keywords:

Director | Female Frontal Nudity | Rome Italy | Materialism | Italy

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Tomas Milian	...	Niccolò
Daniela Silverio	...	Mavi
Christine Boisson	...	Ida
Lara Wendel	...	Girl in swimming pool
Veronica Lazar	...	Carla
Enrica Antonioni	...	Nadia (as Enrica Fico)
Sandra Monteleoni	...	Mavi's sister
Marcel Bozzuffi	...	Mario
Gianpaolo Saccarola	...	The gorilla
Arianna De Rosa	...	Mavi's friend
Dado Ruspoli	...	Mavi's father (as Alessandro Ruspoli)
Carlos Alberto Valles	...	Close-up man (as Carlos Valles)
Sergio Tardioli	...	Butcher
Itaco Nardulli	...	Lucio
Paola Dominguín	...	Girl in window

Also Known As:

Identification d'une femme (France)
Identification of a Woman (USA)

Runtime:

128 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian | English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Italy:VM14 | Argentina:16 | Singapore:R21 | Australia:R | Sweden:11 | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Iterfilm

Trivia:

Italian censorship visa # 78159 delivered on 12-10-1982.

Quotes:

Niccolo: He's got a face that made Heine say, "As sad as a German two days dead."

Soundtrack:

Music of the Trees

Weak but interesting Antonioni film

This is probably obvious, but if you don't like Antonioni, stay away from Identification of a Woman. If you've never seen another, check out one of these films first: L'Avventura, La Notte, L'Eclisse, Red Desert, Blowup, The Passenger, or Zabriskie Point. If you are a fan of Antonioni, like myself, please do check out this film. It is definitely one of Antonioni's weaker films, but it is still undeniably in his style and containing his regular themes. This one is about a film director who can be said to fall in love with a woman (who, incidentally, looks a lot like a very young and extraordinarily thin version of Monica Vitti), but he can't express that love. The woman is upset at this and disappears. In some ways, this is like a weaker version of L'Avventura. The man tries to get on with his life, begins dating again, but eventually realizes that his mind revolves around the girl who abandoned him. This film is disappointing, especially if you're in love with Antonioni the director. The direction is generally flat. Only a few scenes show his supreme visual style. 6/10.