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Vitti's Antonioni Films Shine in Berkeley
23 Jul
Summary
- Monica Vitti starred in Antonioni's 'alienation trilogy'.
- BAMPFA is showing Vitti's key films by Antonioni.
- The series concludes with 'Red Desert,' Antonioni's first color film.
Monica Vitti, a glamorous European star of the 1960s, is being celebrated with a film series at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA). The series focuses on her significant collaborations with director Michelangelo Antonioni.
This retrospective includes Antonioni's "alienation trilogy," comprising "L'avventura" (1960), "La notte" (1961), and "L'eclisse" (1962). Vitti's icy and detached performances in these films garnered her critical acclaim and instant celebrity.
The series also features Antonioni's "Red Desert" (1964), his first film in color. In this cinematic work, Vitti portrays a troubled wife whose life takes a turn with an affair. The films presented demonstrate Vitti's unique ability to embody chic nihilism on screen.
