Film students from the 60’s and 70’s got a real one-two punch recently with the deaths of Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni. The latter directed L’Avventura (1960), a movie that I must confess nearly put me to sleep back in college. If I want to see a boy and a girl on an island, I’ll watch Gilligan and Mary Ann.
A much more interesting Antonioni film is Blowup (1966). It’s notable for a number of things, including some nude scenes that were daring for the time. I won’t be posting those — sorry! — but towards the end the Yardbirds, with Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck in the line-up, make an appearance.
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