Antonioni R.I.P.
If I can point to any film that has changed my life in terms of understanding and creatively as well, it is Blow Up.
There's far too much for me to attribute to this film. Far too much. But it has continued to pop into my life over and over in many forms. When I first watched it, I didn't get it. It moved so slowly and was confusing - certain scenes inclusion's seemed to make no sense at all. Then after it ended, my mom asked me what i thought it meant. I hadn't thought about it because I didn't think it could mean anything, but then she started asking a couple more questions and I began to grasp the genius of the film. Before I had wanted to pursue the cinema for it's entertainment value. After watching Blow Up, I wanted to pursue it for what it could mean.
She first saw it at 15 because the Yardbirds were in it. Here's their scene:
I love it! Funny in a subtle way - the fight over the guitar and then it's careless disposal.
Anyway, rent and watch this movie if you haven't then let's discuss it! Seriously! Every scene has it's place.
It has influenced my intended output quite a bit. I've had an indie film in my mind for a while titled Frietag Freundin. I'm not ready to tackle it yet, but in time and the idea of it wouldn't exist without Blow Up.
A couple years ago I shot portraits of the Kills and oh how I wanted to have Hotel and VV emulate the scene in which he shoots one of the many skinny mod girls that flock around his studio - a still of which graces the video cover.
But seriously, Michelangelo Antonioni was so cool! Having the Yardbirds appear in Blow Up, and having Pink Floyd soundtrack another of his films.
He died the same day as Bergman, yet his death barely made the news by even the next day.
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