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6,159 Ratings

RED DESERT

Il deserto rosso

Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni
Italy, France, 1964
Drama
  • 117117 minutes

Synopsis

In Italy’s industrial wastelands, Giuliana, a wife and mother, struggles to hide her fragile mental state from her neglectful husband, Ugo. When Ugo’s friend Corrado visits on a business trip, he senses Giuliana’s anxieties, and they have an affair. But Giuliana’s mental health rapidly deteriorates.

Synopsis

In Italy’s industrial wastelands, Giuliana, a wife and mother, struggles to hide her fragile mental state from her neglectful husband, Ugo. When Ugo’s friend Corrado visits on a business trip, he senses Giuliana’s anxieties, and they have an affair. But Giuliana’s mental health rapidly deteriorates.