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What techniques does Antonioni use in ‘Blowup’ to suggest his vision of London in the 60’s?
Antonioni’s vision of London depicted in ‘Blowup’ is quite contradictory to the traditional perspective portrayed by the majority of other directors in the 60’s, there are definite similarities that can be drawn between distinctive symbols and fashion of the age that they all highlighted but Antonioni does not glamorises them in any way, he appears to use them as merely a vehicle to critique of the 60’s. Antonioni is an Italian art film director which made ‘Blowup’ stand out amongst the other films of this time, as it was an outsider’s outlook on the era. It is crucially set in London which only a few other 60’s films were for example ‘Alfie’, which worked to much different effect as Antonioni looked at London with a dispassionate eye. Antonioni emerged from the Italian film movement known as neorealism which far from complemented the values of the British new wave cinema of the time. ... The dialogue that the films had would tend to be controversial but the main focus would be on the visual style so concentration on the frame composition and mise-scene; hence, nothing of importance really happens in an Antonioni film.
The opening sequence juxtaposes two extreme different walks of life within London, blue collar workers leaving the factory and bohemian 60’s radicals shouting and prancing around the streets of London.
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