Identification Of A Woman UK DVD

One of acclaimed Italian director, Michelangelo Antonioni's later films, Identification of a Woman is an atmospheric, erotically charged, and visually stunning work set in Venice. Divorced, middle-aged filmmaker Niccolo searches for a leading lady to star in his next feature. He later comes to the self-realisation that he is abusing this task to instead find himself a new lover. He then over-zealously manages to become involved with not one, but two women. And after an initial attempt at juggling these relationships, the filmmaker is instead left alienated and confused when one of the women mysteriously disappears, and the other becomes pregnant by another man. Mr. Bongo Films presents another masterpiece from its tribute series to Michelangelo Antonioni - who won the 35th Anniversary Prize at the Cannes Films Festival in 1982, and was nominated for a Golden Palm. Antonioni is the renowned director of the classic film BLOW UP, as well as winner of the Silver Ribbon at the 1951 Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists. He is also an Academy Award nominee. Antonioni's films are widely regarded as some of the most aesthetically influential ever made. Identification of a Woman is the quintessential recapitulation Antonioni's look and style (the cinematography of the Venice locations is outstanding). It also revisits his classic theme of characters seemingly set adrift, in search of a connection. Visually, the camera glides through deep-blue rooms inhabited by bored aristocrats, through the highway fog, and along the lagoons of Venice. The overall aesthetic grandeur is clearly Italian, but the emotional coolness is more reminiscent of French filmmaking. Since Antonioni's recent passing at age 94 last year, there has been a resurgence of interest in the works of this legendary filmmaker. Particular focus has been directed towards the films La Notte, Story Of A Love Affair, Zabriskie Point, Blow Up, The Passenger & L'Avventura.