L'Eclisse

• Alain Delon: Piero
• Monica Vitti: Vittoria
• Francisco Rabal: Riccardo
• Louis Seigner: Ercoli
• Lilla Brignone: Vittoria's mother
• Rossana Rory: Anita
• Mirella Ricciardi: Marta

Love 1962 ( Original title: eclipse, original title: L' eclisse ) is a twisted black and white Italian - French drama film by Michelangelo Antonioni from the year 1962.

Action

Vittoria works as a translator in Rome. After a durchstrittenen night she leaves her long-time friend Riccardo. She meets her mother, who tried on the stock market as a speculator their luck. There is learning Vittoria know the young stockbroker Piero. Piero is as aimless as Vittoria, does not have a home, sometimes living with their parents or stayed in the office. Trading on the stock market, he considered as a sport. Slowly and monosyllabic they start a relationship because they believe that their mutual sense of lostness binds them together. But to feel the feeling they feel for one another, are deceptive; their lostness is stronger than the love for each other. They agree to meet, but neither of them appear at the agreed time. The film ends with a several -minute-long series of settings that show the deserted place of their appointment, as the darkness of the movie title ( " L' eclisse " dt = " darkness " ) falls.

Background

Love 1962 is the last part of a trilogy that began with the Antonioni film The Young at Heart 1960 and 1961 continued with the night.

The film opened on 19 October 1962 in the FRG and on January 14, 1972 under the title solar eclipse in the GDR cinemas.

Reviews

"The example of a product originating from humble Roman girl torn between two men Antonioni takes up the theme of the lack of contact and love inability of modern man. An ending in skepticism and emptiness testimony of an alert mind, not easily broken down by the contrapuntal design. The pessimistic, highly symbolic design makes the desolation experienced, but also hard to bear. "

" Formal very informative powerful film requires its message of life and contactlessness Empty open-minded audience. For adults with a critical eye occasion for reflection and conversation. "

Awards

The film participated in the competition at the International Film Festival of Cannes in 1962 and won the Special Jury Prize.