Red Desert (film)

Red Desert
Italian theatrical release poster
ItalianIl deserto rosso
Directed byMichelangelo Antonioni
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyCarlo Di Palma
Edited byEraldo Da Roma
Music by
Production
companies
  • Film Duemila
  • Francoriz Distribution
Distributed by
  • Cineriz (Italy)
  • Inter France Distribution (France)
Release dates
  • 7 September 1964 (1964-09-07) (Venice)
  • 29 October 1964 (1964-10-29) (Italy and France)
Running time
120 minutes
Countries
  • Italy
  • France
LanguageItalian

Red Desert (Italian: Il deserto rosso)[1] is a 1964 psychological drama film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and starring Monica Vitti and Richard Harris. Written by Antonioni and Tonino Guerra, it was Antonioni's first color film. Set in Northern Italy, the story follows a troubled woman who is unable to adapt to her environment after an automobile accident.

Red Desert was awarded the Golden Lion at the 25th Venice Film Festival in 1964. It has received acclaim from critics.[2] This was the last in a series of four films he made with Vitti between 1959 and 1964, preceded by L'Avventura (1960), La Notte (1961), and L'Eclisse (1962).

  1. ^ Antonioni, Michelangelo (director) (1964). Il deserto rosso (Motion picture) (in Italian). Italy.
  2. ^ "Red Desert". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 21 August 2021.