Pop-culture icon that has become a cult classic. Antonioni's adaptation of Cortazar's short story is an engrossing study of imagery and one's perception of the image. Set against the backdrop of 1960s London, BLOWUP follows fashionable young photographer Hemmings as he passively snaps
his way through a world of drugs, models and parties. While wandering through a quiet park, he begins taking photos of two lovers embracing. One of them, Redgrave, chases after him and demands that he return the negatives. Later, after developing the photos, Hemmings thinks he sees something in
the background--a man with a gun aimed at the back of Redgrave's partner. Returning that ev...
Released:
1966
Rated:
NR
Length:
111 mins