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. But in the course of a single day he unknowingly captures a death on film.
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- mickerdooDecember 24, 2025Loved the 60s fashion and his flat. Probably should have made a phone call earlier. What’s with the mimes? Needs more detective vibes.
- Rowan KrzysiakFebruary 5, 2025It's a film that's almost impossible to sum up with a pithy review. It's distracted and focused. It's grounded and dreamlike. It's stuffed with meaning but lacks resolve. It creeps over you and leaves you bewildered. Highly recommended.
- Mister ArnMay 21, 2025"Blow-Up" focuses on a photographer and employs strong visual storytelling. This cinematic approach results in deliberate pacing, compelling the audience to observe every detail. The film then cleverly uses these details to confuse and mislead the viewer. This approach takes a lot of work by the viewer and may not be for everyone.
- ca6989July 8, 2025Magnificent review of swinging London film par excellence!
- vangh1May 14, 2025As inscrutable as it is intriguing. In the early going I thought it was going to be one of those movies where nothing really happens. And then something really happens! But does it really amount to all that much? Maybe! The filmmaker didn't really tell me. So I guess it's up to me to decide. Much like the troupe of mimes who expect a complete stranger to toss back their imaginary tennis ball, I guess. I love how much the cinematographer loves frame-within-a-frame imagery. It's pushed to it's aesthetic limits in this one.
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Blow-Up was released on December 18, 1966.
Blow-Up was directed by Michelangelo Antonioni.
Blow-Up has a runtime of 1h 51m.
Blow-Up was produced by Carlo Ponti.
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. But in the course of a single day he unknowingly captures a death on film.
The key characters in Blow-Up are Thomas (David Hemmings), Jane (Vanessa Redgrave), Patricia (Sarah Miles).
Blow-Up is rated Not Rated.
Blow-Up is a Drama, Mystery, Thriller film.
Blow-Up has an audience rating of 8.4 out of 10.
Blow-Up had a budget of $1.8M.
Blow-Up has made $20M at the box office.