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Post by Fox in the Snow on Jul 3, 2018 4:00:15 GMT
His debut Story of A Love Affair (1950) is a relatively straightforward drama. 1975's The Passenger is reasonably conventional, though it's still quite slow moving by (even 1970s) Hollywood standards. Jack Nicholson in the lead adds a degree of familiarity also. The above mentioned trilogy is his quintessential work though. I found The Passenger to be very boring, which is the reason I haven't watched any of his other movies. Sorry, I assumed you hadn't seen anything yet as you said "start with Blow-Up". I'd check out one from the essential trilogy, probably the first one, L'Avventura. If you don't like that (it's more slow moving than The Passenger, so don't get up your hopes), he may not be for you. The earlier films are more conventional, but not really what's he's known for. Solid romantic melodramas/dramas, with above average (for the time) production values and the beginnings of his unique visual style. |
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