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Film details
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Featuring
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Director
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Countries
United Kingdom Italy USA
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Year
1967
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Genre
Drama
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Type
Film
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Category
Fiction
Alternative titles
- The Blow Up Working
- Blow-up Alternative
Introduction
“It remains a deadpan delight – witty, sexy, nasty, tricky.”
David Thomson, Have You Seen? 2008
Taking a break from his hedonistic lifestyle, fashion photographer Thomas (David Hemmings) snaps two lovers in a park, only to discover apparent evidence of a murder in the background of his shots when they’re developed.
Working from a script by his regular collaborator Tonino Guerra and the radical English playwright Edward Bond, Michelangelo Antonioni is less concerned with the thriller aspects of the plot than with exploring questions of perception. Thanks to his oblique touch, this document of London’s swinging 60s – complete with modish models, The Yardbirds live at the Marquee and a groovy score by the young ‘Herbert’ Hancock – has lasted better than other products of the scene. It’s also a fascinating examination of a professional photographer at work.
Brian De Palma’s Blow Out (1981) is a sly homage, with the evidence of murder found in the background of sound effects recorded for a slasher film.
Cast & Credits
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Cast
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Jane
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Patricia
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Thomas
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the painter
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first teenager in studio
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second teenager in studio
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Ron
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herself, the model
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first mime
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second mime
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themselves
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[Reg, Thomas's assistant]
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[Thomas's receptionist]
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[model]
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[model]
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[model]
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[model]
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[model]
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[shopkeeper]
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[Jane's lover in park]
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[antique shop owner]
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[fashion editor]
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[Patricia's lover]
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[dancing girl at party]
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[extra in nightclub scene]
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Credits
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Direction:
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Director
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Assistant Director (1st)
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[Assistant Director (2nd)]
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[Assistant Director (3rd)]
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[Assistant Director (2nd Unit 2nd)]
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Continuity
Production:
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©
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Made by
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Presents/Released by
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Presents [US prints only]
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[Production Company]
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Executive Producer
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Produced by
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Production Manager
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[Production Supervisor]
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Location Manager
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[Production Secretary]
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Made at
Casting:
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[Casting]
Writing:
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Screenplay by
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Screenplay by
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English Dialogue in collaboration with
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Dialogue Assistant
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Story by
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Inspired by a short story by
Photography:
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Director of Photography
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[2nd Unit Camera]
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Camera Operator
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[Focus Puller]
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[Clapper Loader]
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[Clapper Loader]
Stills:
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[Stills]
Special Effects:
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[Special Photographic Effects]
Editing:
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[Editor]
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[Editor]
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[Assembly Cutter]
Design:
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Art Director
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[Assistant Art Director]
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[Assistant Art Director]
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Photographic Murals by
Costumes:
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Dress Designer
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Wardrobe Supervisor
Make-up:
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Make-up
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Hairdresser
Music:
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Music Composed by
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"Stroll On" Featured and Composed by
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[Orchestrations]
Sound:
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Sound Recordist
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[Sound Assistant]
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[Sound Assistant]
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[Sound Assistant]
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[Sound Assistant]
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[Sound Assistant]
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Dubbing Mixer
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Sound Editor
Publicity:
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[Publicity]
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