Blow-Up (The Criterion Collection) Description Blow-Up (Criterion Collection) 1966 BLU-RAYIn 1966, Michelangelo Antonioni (L’avventura) transplanted his existentialist ennui to the streets of swinging London for this international sensation, the Italian filmmaker’s English-language debut. A countercultural masterpiece about the act of seeing and the art of image making, Blow-Up takes the form of a psychological mystery, starring David Hemmings (Deep Red) as a fashion photographer who unknowingly captures a death on film after following two lovers in a park. Antonioni’s meticulous aesthetic control and intoxicating color palette breathe life into every frame, and the jazzy sounds of Herbie Hancock, a beautifully evasive performance by Vanessa Redgrave (Howards End), and a cameo by the Yardbirds make the film a transporting time capsule from a bygone era. Blow-Up is a seductive immersion into creative passion, and a brilliant film by one of cinema’s greatest artists.BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURESNew, restored 4K digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrackA new piece about director Michelangelo Antonioni’s artistic approach, featuring photography curators Walter Moser and Philippe Garner and art historian David Alan MellorBlow-up of “Blow-Up,” a new 52-minute documentary on the making of the filmConversation from 2016 between Garner and actor Vanessa RedgraveArchival interviews with Antonioni and actors David Hemmings and Jane BirkinTrailersPLUS: A book featuring an essay by film scholar David Forgacs and moreDIRECTOR: Michelangelo AntonioniFEATUREz:DRAMAWIDESCREENCOLORASPECT RATIO: 1.85:1UNCOMPRESSED MONAURAL PC111 MinutesLANGUAGES: ENGLISHRATED: NR Review In 1966, Michelangelo Antonioni (L’avventura) transplanted his existentialist ennui to the streets of swinging London for this international sensation, the Italian filmmaker’s English-language debut. A countercultural masterpiece about the act of seeing and the art of image making, Blow-Up takes the form of a psychological mystery, starring David Hemmings (Deep Red) as a fashion photographer who unknowingly captures a death on film after following two lovers in a park. Antonioni’s meticulous aesthetic control and intoxicating color palette breathe life into every frame, and the jazzy sounds of Herbie Hancock, a beautifully evasive performance by Vanessa Redgrave (Howards End), and a cameo by the Yardbirds make the film a transporting time capsule from a bygone era. Blow‑Up is a seductive immersion into creative passion, and a brilliant film by one of cinema’s greatest artists.BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES-New, restored 4K digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack -A new piece about director Michelangelo Antonioni’s artistic approach, featuring photography curators Walter Moser and Philippe Garner and art historian David Alan Mellor-Blow-up of “Blow-Up,” a new 52-minute documentary on the making of the film-Conversation from 2016 between Garner and actor Vanessa Redgrave- Archival interviews with Antonioni and actors David Hemmings and Jane Birkin- Trailers-PLUS: A book featuring an essay by film scholar David Forgacs and more Features: Product Details: Genre: Mystery & Suspense Format: Widescreen, Subtitled Contributor: Michelangelo Antonioni, David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave Language: English Runtime: 1 hour and 51 minutes Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated) Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 5.92 Ounces Audio Description: ‏ : ‎ English Item model number ‏ : ‎ 43449014 Director ‏ : ‎ Michelangelo Antonioni Media Format ‏ : ‎ Widescreen, Subtitled Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 51 minutes Release date ‏ : ‎ March 28, 2017 Actors ‏ : ‎ David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave