L'Eclisse

Italian master filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni concluded his alienation trilogy with this masterpiece that also marked his last film in black and white. Monica Vitti stars Vittoria who ends her long term relationship before finding herself drawn to her mother's stockbroker Piero played by a dashing Alain Delon. Antionioni masterfully observes how humans seek a connection in the modern world cut off from nature. The architecture of Rome serves as a great background that seems to have entrapped everybody. The deserted streets are beautifully haunting. The scenes in the stock exchange provide a great contrast where the brokers and investors seem like caged animals compared to the rest of the silent scenes. Vitti and Delon give captivating performances in this beautiful film. Antonioni finishes the trilogy with a masterful sequence that shows humans disconnection from nature in a sterile environment that's full concrete and asphalt. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.