Film Synopsis
Thomas is a busy London photographer who, when he is not occupied with photo-shoots
of glamorous females, is squatting in doss houses to obtain material for
an art book. One day, he is crossing a park when he can't help taking
some photographs of two young lovers. One of the lovers, a woman named
Jane, is incensed by having her photograph taken and hurries after Thomas
in an attempt to grab his camera. Later, Jane visits Thomas in his
studio, and demands that he hands over the film negative to her. He
intentionally gives her the wrong roll of film and proceeds to develop the
photographs he wasn't supposed to have taken. Enlarging the film, he
notices a dead body lying in the bushes and nearby a hand holding a
gun. That evening, Thomas heads back to the park and, sure enough,
he finds the body of a man. On his return to his studio, the photographer
notices that the troublesome negative and prints have all mysteriously disappeared,
apart from one - a large enlargement showing a grainy blow-up of the corpse...
© James Travers
The above content is owned by frenchfilms.org and must not be copied.
Similar Films
Here are some other films you may enjoy watching:
Film Credits
- Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
- Script: Michelangelo Antonioni (story),
Julio Cortázar (story),
Michelangelo Antonioni,
Tonino Guerra,
Edward Bond (dialogue)
- Photo: Carlo Di Palma
- Music: Herbie Hancock
- Cast: Vanessa Redgrave (Jane),
Sarah Miles (Patricia),
David Hemmings (Thomas),
Jane Birkin (The Blonde),
Gillian Hills (Brunette),
Peter Bowles (Ron),
Veruschka von Lehndorff (Verushka),
Julian Chagrin (Mime),
Claude Chagrin (Mime),
Jeff Beck (The Yardbirds),
Susan Brodrick (Antique shop owner),
Tsai Chin (Thomas's receptionist)
- Country: UK / Italy / USA
- Language: English
- Support: Color (Metrocolor)
- Runtime: 111 min
- Aka: Blow-Up