Red Desert

1964 · directed by Michelangelo Antonioni

Rating

82/100

Hit

yes

In an industrializing Italian town, a married woman, rendered mentally unstable after a traffic accident, drifts into an affair with a friend of her husband.

Red Desert (1964), directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, rates 82/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Monica Vitti
• Richard Harris
• Carlo Chionetti
• Xenia Valderi
• Rita Renoir
• Lili Rheims
• Aldo Grotti
• Valerio Bartoleschi
• Emanuela Pala Carboni
• Giuliano Missirini

Crew

• Carlo Di Palma — Director of Photography
• Eraldo Da Roma — Editor
• Giovanni Fusco — Original Music Composer
• Michelangelo Antonioni — Screenplay
• Tonino Guerra — Screenplay

More from Michelangelo Antonioni

1. L'Avventura (1960) — 92/100 · hit
2. Blow-Up (1966) — 83/100 · hit
3. L'Eclisse (1962) — 81/100 · hit
4. La Notte (1961) — 81/100 · hit
5. Le Amiche (1955) — 81/100 · hit
6. The Passenger (1975) — 79/100

How these numbers work: Methodology