DCist: Popcorn & Candy: Double Dog Dare

Ian Buckwalter

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:52:50 -0500

Eh. L'Ennui was a movie about boredom that succeeded only in being boring. Which is rather surprising and disappointing considering how much time Sophie Guillemin spent in flagrante delicto. I've always found Antonioni pretty engrossing. And thanks, Peregrine. The demise of the National Gallery has been greatly exaggerated.

Peregrine Solus

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:45:47 -0500

"A year after his death, the National Gallery..." Exactly when did the National Gallery die?

monkeyrotica

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:32:00 -0500

The problem with L'aaventura is the same with Red Desert and Zabriski Point and Eclisse: how do you make a movie about boredom without being boring? These movies are proof that you can't. My chief problem with Antonioni is his attitude that, if a shot of someone walking down a road is beautiful, it'll be even more beautiful if you hold on it for three minutes. I'm not the only one in the theater who's yelling "CUT!"