Blow-Up
by Michelangelo Antonioni

In honor of my interest in photography, Zoe rented this. I first saw this when it came out in 1966. I was almost 22 and predisposed to photography before I saw it. It was pretty much a mind blowing film in 1966. The Swinging Sixties in London. Sex, drugs, and rock and roll. And lots of cameras. Nudity was pretty much unknown then and this picture has it. It has a party of dope smokers. And a basement concert of the Yardbirds with Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck. In 1966! This movie was way more cool that I could have comprehended at the time. I've always wanted a big studio since seeing this movie. Anyway, it's still a great movie. I want to see it again. I want to own it. From Amazon:

Genres: Drama, Thriller, Mystery Tagline: Michelangelo Antonioni's first British film Plot Synopsis: A photographer who is talented but aimless has photographed violence and pain without feeling any involvement. When he takes pictures of a couple in a park, he finds that he may have discovered a mystery, one that insists on involving him.

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