Blow-Up
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. Then he meets a mysterious beauty, and also notices something frightfully suspicious on one of his photographs of her taken in a park. The fact that he may have photographed a murder does not occur to him until he studies and then blows up his negatives, uncovering details, blowing up smaller and smaller elements, and finally putting the puzzle together.
Director
Michelangelo Antonioni
Starring
David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles, John Castle, Jane Birkin
Genre
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
My Rating
6.0 / 10
Format & Location
Format: Blu-ray
Location: Shelf
Date Added
November 30, 2025
Review
I don't know. I keep reading about how incredible this is, and I think that guy just sucked and wanted to take a photo of a dead guy. I didn't pick up on the reality/fantasy world he was grappling with. I also didn't see any self reflection until the last scene, it was subtle, and that was not enough. So maybe I just don't get Swingin' London or the "mod" period.