Red Desert

Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni
Not Rated
October 29, 1964    1h 57m    Box Office: $19,333Drama
7.494%85%7.3
In a bleak rundown industrial area, young Giuliana tries to cope with life. She's married to Ugo, the manager of a local plant, but is having an affair with one of his co-workers, Corrado Zeller, who is visiting. Giuliana is unstable, not quite knowing anymore whether her role is wife, mother, or just another person in the world. Her escape from life is short-lived: Zeller is just using her to satisfy his own needs and desires.
  • Monica VittiGiuliana
  • Richard HarrisCorrado Zeller
  • Carlo ChionettiUgo
  • Xenia ValderiLinda
  • Rita RenoirEmilia
  • Lili RheimsTelescope Operator's Wife
  • Aldo GrottiMax
  • Valerio BartoleschiValerio
  • Emanuela Pala CarboniGirl in Fable
  • Giuliano MissiriniRadio Telescope Operator
  • Bruno Borghi
  • Beppe Conti
  • Giulio Cotignoli
  • Giovanni Lolli
  • Hiram Mino Madonia
  • Arturo Parmiani
  • Carla RavasiJole
  • Ivo Scherpiani
  • Bruno Scipioni
  • Michelangelo AntonioniDirector / Screenplay

Red Desert Ratings & Reviews

  • makdelartMarch 17, 2026
    A clinical study of the alienation of an individual unable to adapt to industrial reality.

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