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Identification of a Woman, directed by Michelangelo Antonioni (Red Desert), is a body-and soul-baring voyage into one man’s artistic and erotic consciousness. After his wife leaves him, a film director finds himself drawn into affairs with two enigmatic women, while at the same time searching for the right subject (and actress) for his next film. This spellbinding anti-romance was a late-career coup for the legendary Italian filmmaker, and is renowned for its sexual explicitness and an extended scene on a fog-enshrouded highway that stands with the director’s greatest set pieces.
SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES • New high-definition digital restoration • Theatrical trailer • New and improved English subtitle translation • PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic John Powers and a reprinted 1982 interview with Michelangelo Antonioni by critic Gideon Bachmann
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An Antonioni Fan, Nov 1 2011
By Ronald P. Fowler "Crazy About Classics" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Identification of a Woman (Criterion) (Blu-Ray) (n/a Quebec) (Blu-ray)
Being an Antonioni fan I was excited to see this film available on Blu-Ray. The product did not disappoint. This is a mesmerizing study of familiar Antonioni themes (women, love & sex, the creative process, etc.). The film is beautiful, one of Antonioni's most beautifully filmed, of particular note is his use of windows, both looking out of them and reflecting from them. I love the film but would not recommend it for those unfamiliar with Antonioni's other great films. His films are typically enigmatic and often start slowly. In the beginning, for example, I was unsure of the casting and acting of Tomas Milian. Eventually, however, as the themes became clearer he seemed an excellent choice. Antonioni's genius for beautiful location filming is very much on display here as well with beautiful shots of Rome, the Italian countryside, and Venice. The accompanying essay and interview are excellent, but they are the only special features. I think the film deserves more.
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Quintessential Antonioni - Late Masterpiece, Oct 29 2011
By Antony Sellers "Cineaste07" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Identification of a Woman (Criterion) (Blu-Ray) (n/a Quebec) (Blu-ray)
A late period masterpiece from the great Italian auteur Michelangelo Antonioni, an exploration of of many of his favourite themes in the story of a separated film director, in search of a partner, a concept, love, the subject and star for a film maybe, ideas that beautifully dissipate and reform rather than crystallise in concrete conclusions... A marvellous meditation on man & woman in the modern world, matched by a superb transfer by the Criterion Collection...
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A film that gradually unfolds...., Dec 5 2011
By Edmonson - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Identification of a Woman (Criterion) (Blu-Ray) (n/a Quebec) (Blu-ray)
"Identification of a Woman" (1982) is directed by Michelangelo Antonioni (The Passenger, L" Avventura, Blowup). The movie follows a director who is looking for a woman to meet his needs and perhaps inspire him to make his next movie. This film gradually unfolds as if we are walking about the streets of a man's past who is looking for his future.This blu-ray looks gorgeous and is perhaps Antonioni's most sumptuous film. The film has been remastered and cleaned up. The actual disc has no special features as one might typically expect with a Criterion release, but there is a booklet with an essay by the critic John Powers, and a 1982 interview with Antonioni by the critic Gideon Bachman.
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