Blow-Up
14,726
Mystery. Drama. Thriller
Thomas (David Hemmings) is a nihilistic, wealthy fashion photographer in mod "Swinging London." Filled with ennui, bored with his "fab" but oddly-lifeless existence of casual sex and drug use, Thomas comes alive when he wanders through a park, stops to take pictures of a couple embracing, and upon developing the images, believes that he has photographed a murder. Pursued by Jane (Vanessa Redgrave), the woman who is in the photos, Thomas ... [+]
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United States | Chicago Sun-Times | "Freed from the hype and fashion, it emerges as a great film (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)" | POS |
United Kingdom | Time Out | "A film riddled with moments of brilliance and scuppered by infuriating pretensions (...) But as it establishes its metaphysical mystery it does become strangely gripping" | NEU |
United Kingdom | Empire | "An absolute must." | POS |
United States | Chicago Reader | "This is so ravishing to look at and pleasurable to follow that you're likely to excuse the metaphysical pretensions." | POS |
United States | The New York Times | "A fascinating picture" | POS |
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