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After spending the night at a doss house, where he has taken pictures for a book of art photographs, photographer Thomas is late for a photo shoot with model Veruschkaat his studio, which in turn makes him late for a shoot with other models later in the morning. He grows bored and walks off, leaving the models and production staff in the lurch. As ...
Antonioni's screenplay for Blow-Up is a "thriller-suspense" story revolving around the efforts of a young and successful fashion photographer in his struggle to determine whether a series of snapshots he takes at a public park contain evidence of a murder. As Thomas persists in his role as amateur detective, his quest leads him initially to questio...
Inspirations and influences
The plot of Blow-Up was inspired by Julio Cortázar's short story "Las babas del diablo" (1959), collected in the book, End of the Game and Other Stories and in turn based on a story told to Cortázar by photographer Sergio Larraín. Subsequently, the short story was retitled "Blow-Up" to connect it with the film. The life of Swinging London photographer David Baileywas also an influence.
Casting
Several people were offered the role of the protagonist, including Sean Connery, who declined when Antonioni refused to show him the script, the photographer David Bailey, and Terence Stamp, who was replaced shortly before filming began after Antonioni found David Hemmings in a stage production of Dylan Thomas's Adventures in the Skin Trade.This is also Jane Birkin's first film role, in which she appears naked in a threesome sex scene
Filming
The opening mimes were filmed on the Plaza of The Economist Building in St. James's Street, London, a project by 'New Brutalists' Alison and Peter Smithson that was constructed between 1959 and 1964. The park scenes were filmed at Maryon Park, Charlton, south-east London, and the park has changed little since the film, although Antonioni painted the grass green to meet his requirements. Photographer John Cowan leased his studio at 39 Princes Place to Antonioni for much of the interior and ext...
MGM did not gain approval for the film under the MPAA's Production Code in the United States. The film was condemned by the National Legion of Decency. The code's collapse and revision was foreshadowed when MGM released the film through a subsidiary distributor, Premier Productions, and Blow-Upwas shown widely in North American cinemas.
^ Several people known in 1966 are in the film; others became famous later. The most widely noted cameo was by The Yardbirds who perform "Stroll On" in the last third. Michelangelo Antonioni first...^ After Jeff Beck's guitar amplifier fails, he bashes his guitar to bits as The Who did at the time. Michelangelo Antonioni had wanted The Who in Blow-up as he was fascinated by Pete Townshend's gu...^ Steve Howe of Tomorrow recalled and wrote "We went on the set and started preparing for that guitar-smashing scene in the club. They even went as far as making up a bunch of Gibson 175 replicas a...^ Janet Street-Porter can be seen dancing in a silver coat and red and yellow striped Carnaby Street trousers during the scene inside the nightclub. A pre-Monty Python Michael Palin can also be see...Brunette, Peter (2005). DVD Audio Commentary (Iconic Films).Gow, Gordon. 1968. Suspense in the Cinema.Castle Books, New York. The Tanvity Press and A. S. Barnes & Co. Inc. Library of Congress Catalog Card No: 68-15196.Hemmings, David (2004). Blow-Up… and Other Exaggerations – The Autobiography of David Hemmings. Robson Books (London). ISBN 978-1-861-05789-1.Huss, Roy, ed. (1971). Focus on Blow-Up. Film Focus. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. p. 171. ISBN 978-0-13-077776-8.Includes a translation of Cortázar's original short story.Blowup at IMDbBlowup at AllMovieBlowup at Rotten TomatoesBlowup at the British Film Institute[better source needed]Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. With David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave and Sarah Miles. Watch (on Prime Video) https://amzn.to/4bFLjLu Blu-ray (Criterion) https://www.criterion.com/films/28694...
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Blow Up of “Blow Up,” a 2016 documentary on the making of the film. Conversation from 2016 between Garner and actor Vanessa Redgrave. Archival interviews with Antonioni and actors David Hemmings and Jane Birkin. Trailers. English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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As he leaves the studio, two teenage girls who are aspiring models, a blond (Jane Birkin) and a dark-haired brunette (Gillian Hills) ask to speak with him, but the photographer drives off to look at an antiques shop.
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave (Jane), Sarah Miles (Patricia), David Hemmings (Thomas/The Photographer), John Castle (Patricia's Husband), Jane Birkin (The Blonde), Gillian Hills (The Brunette), Peter Bowles (Ron), Veruschka (Herself), Julian Chagrin (Mime), Claude Chagrin (Mime), Reg Wilkins (Thomas' Assistant), Tsai Chin (Thomas' Receptionist), Susan ...
