Identification of a Woman (1982)
"Identificazione di una donna" (original title)

The movie director Niccolo has just been left by his wife. This gives him the idea of making a movie about women's relationships. He starts to search for a woman who can play the leading ... See full summary »

Director:

Michelangelo Antonioni

Writers:

Michelangelo Antonioni (story), Michelangelo Antonioni (screenplay),

Stars:

Tomas Milian, Daniela Silverio, Christine Boisson

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

The movie director Niccolo has just been left by his wife. This gives him the idea of making a movie about women's relationships. He starts to search for a woman who can play the leading part in the movie - but also in his own life...

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Plot Keywords:

director | materialism | female frontal nudity | social class | explicit sex | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

MMr Bongo Films

Country:

Italy France

Language:

Italian English French

Release Date:

15 November 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Identification of a Woman

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Iterfilm, Rai Due, Gaumont

Technical Specs

Runtime:

128 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Adverse word-of-mouth following 'New York Times' critic Vincent Canby's negative review of the film at the 1982 New York Film Festival led to the film being dropped by its US distributor. The film was eventually given a theatrical release in US in 1996.

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Quotes

Niccolo: It used to be the poor who wanted to emigrate from Italy. Now it's the rich.

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Soundtracks

"Tangram"
Written by Edgar Froese, Christopher Franke (as Chris Franke) and Johannes Schmölling
Performed by Tangerine Dream
Published by Virgin Music Publishers

User Reviews

An underrated and brilliant film worth watching.

A very beautiful film with that special Antonioni atmosphere. I can identify with the feeling of emptiness and the people who can´t really communicate with each other. Modern life and adulthood seems shallow and a bit soulless. You have to fill it with something and make it human again.

The first time I saw it I was disapointed but it improved greatly with the second viewing and I want to see it again. There are new things to discover each time as with all of Antonionis´ films.