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Is It Riffable?: Antonioni's "Red Desert" (1964) [message #19074]

Thu, 27 September 2012 17:54

Doug Elrod
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I know it's the the story of a woman's existential search for meaning in our modern (1960's) world. But I wonder if it might be much more, for instance, a basis for a nice MST3K-style riffing.

Maybe such an art film is "beyond the pale", but moments such as the chemical-plant manager throwing down his cigarette (I kept expecting a BOOM), or the image suddenly lacking "focus", which no doubt was a metaphor for the disconnection one feels with reality, or something like that (:-)), makes me think that there's a comedy-riot to be uncovered, just under the surface!

Other curious items of note (among many to be found in this film):

The INDUSTRIAL PLANT whose primary product seems to be EFFLUENT!
The INEFFECTUAL ROBOT (perhaps a predecessor of the infamous "Minsky"?)
The KINDERGARTENER who appeared to be studying THE MUSCULATURE OF THE EYE! (???)

-Doug Elrod (dre1@cornell.edu) :-)
And, of course, the PERENNIAL QUESTIONS of
1. What does one do if a distraught Monica Vitti comes to one's hotel room, and starts removing her clothes?
2. What would FREUD say to your answer to #1?

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		Is It Riffable?: Antonioni's "Red Desert" (1964) By: Doug Elrod on Thu, 27 September 2012 17:54
		Re: Is It Riffable?: Antonioni's "Red Desert" (1964) By: Judith on Fri, 28 September 2012 16:41
		Re: Is It Riffable?: Antonioni's "Red Desert" (1964) By: Bloodfart on Wed, 03 October 2012 19:24
		Re: Is It Riffable?: Antonioni's "Red Desert" (1964) By: Judith on Thu, 04 October 2012 16:40

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