Vittoria is a beautiful literary translator living in Rome. After splitting from her writer boyfriend, Riccardo, Vittoria meets Piero, a lively stockbroker, on the hectic floor of the Roman stock exchange. Though Vittoria and Piero begin a relationship, it is not one without difficulties, and their commitment to one another is tested during an eclipse.
Cinematography
Every frame could hang in a gallery.
Direction
Antonioni makes emptiness devastatingly gorgeous.
Acting
Vitti and Delon communicate in silences.
Director
Michelangelo Antonioni
Alain Delon
Piero
Monica Vitti
Vittoria
Francisco Rabal
Riccardo
Lilla Brignone
Vittoria's Mother
Rossana Rory
Anita
Mirella Ricciardi
Marta
Louis Seigner
Ercoli
Cyrus Elias
Intoxicated Man (uncredited)
Alba Maiolini
Woman at the Stock Market (uncredited)
Maria Tedeschi
Woman with Glasses at the Stock Market (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The famous final seven minutes contain no dialogue—Antonioni originally shot even more, then cut until only atmosphere remained.
The 1962 stock market scenes capture Italy's economic miracle—Alitalia's building was so new it wasn't even finished during filming.
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