Blowup

"Sometimes, reality is the strangest fantasy of all."

Sep 26 1967 Not Rated 1h 51m
Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A successful mod photographer in London whose world is bounded by fashion, pop music, marijuana, and easy sex, feels his life is boring and despairing. But in the course of a single day he unknowingly captures a death on film.

Plot

A successful mod photographer in London whose world is bounded by fashion, pop music, marijuana, and easy sex, feels his life is boring and despairing. Then he meets a mysterious beauty, and also notices something frightfully suspicious on one of his photographs of her taken in a park. The fact that he may have photographed a murder does not occur to him until he studies and then blows up his negatives, uncovering details, blowing up smaller and smaller elements, and finally putting the puzzle together.

Written by

Michelangelo Antonioni, Julio Cortázar, Tonino Guerra

Directed by

Michelangelo Antonioni

Production Countries

Italy, United States of America, United Kingdom

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Carlo Ponti Production, Bridge Films

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 8 wins & 9 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
70,048
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
82
Popularity
NA