The reason I love L'eclisse so much is that it is the only actual film I have ever seen to have taken the medium’s artistic potential to such an extent, and that too in the most harmonious, successful way. This film is impossible to convert to any other medium. The film is full of artfully composed scenes, striking images, which tell way more than what is communicated through the script. Antonioni’s tactics range from the use of actors in still poses and strong visual imagery (like a broken piece of wood floating in water), to subtle messages that capture very particular emotions (such as awkward moments, and the internal turmoil and confusion that goes on inside a mind). From further back, his film can be seen as a representation of alienation and emotional isolation exacerbated by an increasingly mechanised society. His use of the EUR district in Rome as the backdrop perfectly complements these themes.
update: also the way the camera looks at everything like art is captured and that is good too.
update: also the way the camera looks at everything like art is captured and that is good too.
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