Name: Red Desert
Genre: Drama
Released: 1964-09-04
Duration: 1 h 57 min
Cast: Monica Vitti, Richard Harris, Carlo Chionetti, Xenia Valderi, Rita Renoir

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This is the story of a woman… Her hidden thirsts and hungers…

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.

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Italian Neorealism
Psychological Drama
Industrial Landscape
Existential Angst
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Melancholy
Social Alienation
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Directed by: Michelangelo Antonioni
Written by: Michelangelo Antonioni, Tonino Guerra
Produced by: Tonino Cervi
Music by: Giovanni Fusco

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Facts

September 4, 1964 · 1 h 57 min · NR

Released: September 4, 1964
Runtime: 1 h 57 min
Age rating: NR
Genres: Drama
Original language: Italian
Also spoken: Turkish
Made in: France, Italy
Available in: 10 countries

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Where can I stream Red Desert?

HBO Max

Criterion

In the United States, Red Desert streams on HBO Max and Criterion. It also streams in 5 other countries.

Is Red Desert worth watching?

85

ExcellentGoodWatch score

Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 85 (IMDb 7.4 and Rotten Tomatoes 94%). Critics rate it higher (94 out of 100) than audiences (79).

Will I feel good after watching Red Desert?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for melancholy and 8 for bleakness, against 3 for hopefulness.

Is Red Desert plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (8 of 10) and pathos (8 of 10) more than on its plot.

Is Red Desert in English?

ItalianTurkish

No, it was made in Italian, with some Turkish.