{"product_id":"red-desert-criterion-blu-ray","title":"Red Desert (Criterion) - Blu-ray","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Criterion:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-special-features-field=\"\" class=\"product-features-list\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichelangelo Antonioni’s 1960s panoramas of contemporary alienation were decade-defining artistic events, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Desert,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e his first color film, is perhaps his most epochal. This provocative look at the spiritual desolation of the technological age—about a disaffected woman, brilliantly portrayed by Antonioni muse Monica Vitti, wandering through a bleak industrial landscape beset by power plants and environmental toxins, and tentatively flirting with her husband’s coworker, played by Richard Harris—continues to keep viewers spellbound. With one startling, painterly composition after another—of abandoned fishing cottages, electrical towers, looming docked ships—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Desert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e creates a nearly apocalyptic image of its time, and confirms Antonioni as cinema’s preeminent poet of the modern age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"header_lvl2 hideSmall\" data-feature-title-field=\"\"\u003eBLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-features-list\" data-special-features-field=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew, restored high-definition digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudio commentary by Italian film scholar David Forgacs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchival interviews with director Michelangelo Antonioni and actress Monica Vitti\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo short documentaries by Antonioni: \u003ci\u003eGente del Po,\u003c\/i\u003e about a barge trip down the Po River, and \u003ci\u003eN.U.\u003c\/i\u003e about urban street cleaners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDailies from the original production\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheatrical trailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew and improved English subtitle translation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePLUS: A new essay by film writer Mark Le Fanu, a reprinted interview with Antonioni conducted by Jean-Luc Godard, and writings by Antonioni on \u003ci\u003eGente del Po\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eN.U.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew cover by Lucien S. Y. Yang\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"header_lvl2 quillgray\"\u003eFilm Info\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"film-meta-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli itemprop=\"countryOfOrigin\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Country\"\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"name\"\u003eFrance, Italy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1964\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-duration-field=\"\"\u003e117 minutes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-aspect-ratio-field=\"\"\u003e1.85:1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli itemprop=\"inLanguage\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Language\"\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"name\"\u003eItalian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpine #522\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Blue Rose Video \u0026 More","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67660773163325,"sku":null,"price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/8158\/1885\/files\/Vd8Khg2Vd5KoE8hVxNrGs10PHkZAgZ_large_dbf3c34f-a8a0-4837-997e-7f0e1ab1f8e8.jpg?v=1791580783","url":"https:\/\/bluerosevideo.com\/products\/red-desert-criterion-blu-ray","provider":"Blue Rose Video \u0026 More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}