Blow-Up
Film1966111 min

Blow-Up

Taste attributes: dramamysterythrillersportsfresh & originalheavyimaginaryintricatesurrealglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilgame/competitionrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"Michelangelo Antonioni's first British film"

Boxlist takeExpect a fresh, stylised thriller, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: surreal · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Linearity: Surreal / non-linear, where this profile leans linear / logical

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Synopsis

A successful mod photographer in London whose world is bounded by fashion, pop music, marijuana, and easy sex, feels his life is boring and despairing. But in the course of a single day he unknowingly captures a death on film.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilgame/competitionrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

David HemmingsVanessa RedgraveSarah MilesJohn CastleVeruschka von Lehndorff

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
1966
Runtime
111 min
Status
Released
Studio
Bridge Films
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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