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Monica Vitti - what members say

The Red Desert review by from Helmsley, North Riding of Yorkshire

Colour! Enthralling ... 14 December 2009
...opening sequence alone, before anything happens, is breathtaking - even without Monica Vitti! Antonioni and di Palma have clearly absorbed and extended the sort of lessons... Read customer review

La Notte review by A customer from Leeds, England

tense and unnerving! 29 May 2008
...nne Moreau in the main roles and featuring an appearance from Antonioni's muse, Monica Vitti, this is essentially (like many of Antonioni's other films) a character study a... Read customer review

L'Avventura review by A customer from London, England

Perfect 10 January 2007
... viewer you are, you will certainly enjoy the hypnotic performance of the great Monica Vitti. ... Read customer review

Monica Vitti - filmography

That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)
Starring: Carole Bouquet, Fernando Rey, Angela Molina
Director: Luis Bunuel
Certificate:
Luis Buñuel's last film is as just audacious as any of his classics. Wealthy sadomasochist Fernando Rey falls hard for a young maid and she's only too happy to make him suffer. Buñuel's bizarre stroke is having Carole Bouquet and Ángela Molina alternate playing the maid!

71% from 970 members
Not currently released

Flic Story on DVD (1975)
Starring: Alain Delon, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Renato Salvatori
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni, Jacques Deray
Certificate:
Based on the true story of the hunt for the dangerous criminal Emile Buisson, who escaped from prison in 1947, who escaped capture by killing the police's informants.

67% from 145 members

The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
Starring: Angela Molina, Adriana Asti, Franco Nero
Director: Luis Bunuel
Certificate:
One of Luis Bunuel's most free-form and purely Surrealist films, consisting of a series of only vaguely related episodes

71% from 681 members
Not currently released

Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
Starring: Angela Molina, Fernando Rey, Franco Nero
Director: Luis Buñuel, Luis Bunuel
Certificate:
Several bourgeois friends planning to get together for dinner experience a succession of highly unusual occurrences that interfere with their expected dining enjoyment...

71% from 1,490 member
Not currently released

Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie - Blu-ray (1972)
Starring: Angela Molina, Fernando Rey, Franco Nero
Director: Luis Bunuel
Certificate:
In typical Luis Buñuel fashion, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie surrealistically skewers the conventions of society. Buñuel applies his surrealist touch to a mundane event: a dinner party that may never come to pass. A group of well-to-do friends attempt to gather for a social evening, but ..read more »

36% from 3 members
Due for release on 16th July 2012

Tristana (1970)
Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Fernando Rey, Franco Nero
Director: Luis Bunuel
Certificate:
Somewhere between the innocent girl and the not so innocent mistress is the bizarre, sensuous story of Tristana

66% from 1,049 member
Not currently released

Dramma della gelosia - Tutti i Particola... (1970)
Starring: Marcello Mastroianni, Monica Vitti, Giancarlo Giannini
Director: Ettore Scola
Certificate:
The Pizza Triangle is a freewheeling satire of Italian mores, hilarious despite its outwardly morbid plotline. The murder of flower girl Monica Vitti triggers a long flashback involving Vitti, middle-aged Communist bricklayer Marcello Mastrioanni, and young pizza chef Giancarlo Giannini. The ..read more »

60% from 3 members
Currently unavailable

The Milky Way (1969)
Starring: Paul Frankeur, Angela Molina, Laurent Terzieff
Director: Luis Bunuel
Certificate:
Two tramps put their faith to the test as they travel a long hard road to reach Compostello in Spain.

63% from 579 members
Not currently released

Belle De Jour (1967)
Starring: Angela Molina, Catherine Deneuve, Franco Nero
Director: Luis Bunuel
Certificate:
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Severine is married to a French doctor. She is unable to deal with his sexual advances so seeks work in a brothel. Based on a novel by Joseph Kessel.

67% from 3,284 members
Not currently released

Belle De Jour - Blu-ray (1967)
Starring: Genevieve Page, Angela Molina, Catherine Deneuve
Director: Luis Bunuel
Certificate:
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An exquisite tale of self-discovery and tragic passion, Luis Bunuel's Golden Lion Award-winning drama chronicles a French housewife's awakening passions as she spends her days living out her fantasies in a brothel and her nights in the arms of her loving husband. Based on Joseph Kessel's 1928 novel,..read more »

64% from 345 members

Modesty Blaise on DVD (1966)
Starring: Terence Stamp, Monica Vitti, Dirk Bogarde
Director: Joseph Losey
Certificate:
Great Britain is giving 50 million pounds worth of diamonds to a Middle East sheik in return for oil concessions. There are rumors of a plot by arch-criminal Gabriel (Dirk Bogarde) to steal the diamonds, so the Secret Service Chief (Harry Andrews) seeks the help of sexy spy Modesty Blaise (Monica ..read more »

50% from 210 members

The Red Desert - Blu-ray (1964)
Starring: Richard Harris, Monica Vitti
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Certificate:
RED DESERT (IL DESERTO ROSSO) is a post-industrialist masterpiece from director Michelangelo Antonioni. His first film in colour, it stars Monica Vitti as Giuliana, the disturbed wife of a factory owner, Ugo (Carlo Chionetti). Antonioni creates a bleak environment of the Italian countryside, where ..read more »

64% from 190 members

Diary Of a Chambermaid (1964)
Starring: Jeanne Moreau, Georges Geret, Daniel Ivernel
Director: Luis Bunuel
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A young French woman takes a job as a chambermaid in Paris in the 1930s. Her employment is overshadowed by the murder of a little girl and a menacing gardener.

67% from 830 members
Not currently released

The Red Desert on DVD (1964)
Starring: Monica Vitti, Richard Harris, Carlo Chionetti
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Certificate:
RED DESERT (IL DESERTO ROSSO) is a post-industrialist masterpiece from director Michelangelo Antonioni. His first film in colour, it stars Monica Vitti as Giuliana, the disturbed wife of a factory owner, Ugo (Carlo Chionetti). Antonioni creates a bleak environment of the Italian countryside, where ..read more »

67% from 691 members

Alain Delon - The Screen Icon's Collection (5 discs) on DVD (1962)
Starring: Alain Delon, Monica Vitti, Francisco Rabal
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
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The conclusion of Michelangelo Antonioni's informal trilogy on modern malaise. 'The Eclipse' tells the story of a young woman (Vitti) who leaves one lover only to drift into a relationship with another.

70% from 567 members

L'Eclisse on DVD (1962)
Starring: Alain Delon, Monica Vitti, Francisco Rabal
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Certificate:
The conclusion of Michelangelo Antonioni's informal trilogy on modern malaise. 'The Eclipse' tells the story of a young woman (Vitti) who leaves one lover only to drift into a relationship with another.

71% from 406 members

La Notte on DVD (1961)
Starring: Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau, Monica Vitti
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Certificate:
Two of the giants of film-acting come together as a married couple living in crisis: Marcello Mastroianni (La dolce vita, 8 1/2) and Jeanne Moreau (Jules et Jim, Bay of Angels). He is a renowned author and "public intellectual"; she is "the wife." Over the course of one day and the night into which ..read more »

72% from 747 members

The Young One (1960)
Starring: Zachary Scott, Bernie Hamilton, Key Meersman
Director: Luis Bunuel
Certificate:
An jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions

67% from 235 members
Not currently released

L'Avventura on DVD (1960)
Starring: Gabriele Ferzetti, Monica Vitti, Lea Massari
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Certificate:
L'AVVENTURA, one of Michelangelo Antonioni's most gripping works, features expert photography and an electric cast that, together, seem to try to fool the audience. As a result, viewers are engrossed as they watch the majestic film unroll, waiting for Antonioni to reveal a piece of plot or offer up ..read more »

68% from 1,503 member

Luis Bunuel collection (8 discs)
Starring: Angela Molina, Franco Nero, Jean Sorel
Director: Luis Bunuel
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A box set of movies from the renowned director, Luis Bunuel. Featuring: 1. That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) 2. The Discreet Charm of The Bourgeoisie (1972) 3. The Diary of A Chambermaid (1964) 4. Phantom Of Liberty (1974) 5. Milky Way (1969) 6. Tristana (1970) 7. La Joven (La Jeune Fille) (B?)..read more »

68% from 1,912 member
Not currently released

Monica Vitti facts

5 most recent films

That Obscure Object of Desire - 3.5 stars
Flic Story - 3.5 stars
The Phantom of Liberty - 3.5 stars
Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie - 3.5 stars
Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie - Blu-ray - 2.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

La Notte - 3.5 stars
That Obscure Object of Desire - 3.5 stars
L'Eclisse - 3.5 stars
The Phantom of Liberty - 3.5 stars
Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie - Blu-ray - 2.0 stars
Dramma della gelosia - Tutti i Particolari in Cronaca - 3.0 stars
Modesty Blaise - 2.5 stars
The Milky Way - 3.0 stars
Belle De Jour - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Jeanne Moreau - 13 times - show films
Catherine Deneuve - 12 times - show films
Jean Sorel - 12 times - show films
Angela Molina - 12 times - show films
Michel Piccoli - 12 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Luis Bunuel - 12 times - show films
Michelangelo Antonioni - 7 times - show films
Jacques Deray - 1 times - show films
Luis Buñuel - 1 times - show films
Ettore Scola - 1 times - show films