Antonioni is one of the most influential fiImmakers of all times, indeed critics revere him as the creator of Modern Cinema. His STORY OF A LOVE AFFAIR, aka Cronaca di un Amore, is his first feature film, a Noir thriIler with sensual themes of yearning and jeaIousy. lt is considered a masterpiece by Scorsese, among others.
Paola (Lucia Bosè) is a strikingIy beautifuI young woman married to a rich older industriaIist who decides to have her past investigated. The detective s enquiry reaches Paola s former Iover, Guido, prompting him to seek her after seven years, and they reignite their passion.
Antonioni, who defined cooI modernism on screen, chronicles the love affair, observing without judgement. His ground-breaking techniques - such as the long one-take sequence, later adopted by cinema greats - and scintiIIating B&W photography are presented here in HD for the 1st time, from a painstaking 2K restoration, finaIly doing justice to the director s masterpiece.
Extras:
Premiere presentation of the restored fiIm, with Director Antonioni, Star, Lucia Bosè + fiImworId VIPs,Tornatore, Dario Argento et.. Principal ItaIian Critic and friend of FeIlini, Tullio Kezich interview When a 1st Work ls aIready a Masterpiece The genesis of the film by Assistant Director and co-writer Francesco MaseIli The making-of the fiIm with When a 1st Work ls already a Masterpiece by pIus interviews Restoring a masterpiece by Giuseppe Rotunno FeIIini s cinematographer (aIso THE LEOPARD, ALL THAT JAZZ, GiIlian s MUNCHAUSE). |