Understanding Master antonioni Series

Antonioni is one of the most outstanding Italian directors in 1960s. During this period, he has several representative works, in chronological order: Adventure (1960), Night (196 1), Eclipse (1962) and Red Desert (/kl

The first three films are called the Emotional Trilogy, and the last one is the first color film directed by antonioni. Some people call it the first real color film in film history.

Film and Architecture: Art

Film is an art, which is fully reflected in antonioni's works.

Although at the beginning of the film's birth, it was only as a way of entertainment.

Even now, most people's impression of movies is just a way of entertainment after work, so there is the so-called "popcorn movie".

But antonioni's films belong to real art films.

It has been mentioned in the history of world film that by the 1940s, film has become a mature art, which can attract serious artists to express their thoughts and feelings through film.

These artists pick up cameras to create, just like writers pick up pens to write.

Antonioni is definitely an artist. He once dreamed of becoming a painter, and he had a strong interest in lines, composition, space and color, which were all reflected in his films.

Many architects like to study antonioni's films, also because architecture and films have something in common in artistic aesthetics.

Architecture is also an art, although the original origin of architecture is only to provide shelter for human beings.

With the continuous development of history, people's demand for housing is no longer limited to living, but to pursue a higher level of aesthetic demand.

Who can deny the architectural value of Notre Dame de Paris on the Seine, whether it's a fire or the majestic Tang Palace in film and television works such as Legend of the Demon Cat and The Longest Day in Chang 'an?

Just as not all films are artistic, not all buildings can reach the artistic level.

Pay attention to your city. How many residential buildings like reinforced concrete forest stand in the city?

Film and Architecture: Space

There is a passage in Laozi's Tao Te Ching: Take it as a tool and use it as a tool. Carve the family into a room, and when it has nothing, it has a room. Therefore, thinking is beneficial, but thinking is not.

The general idea is that what is really useful to the house is the vacant part in the middle.

Visible, the importance of space for architecture.

If the character is the protagonist of the movie story, then space is the subject under antonioni's lens.

The space in the movie refers to the space in the scene frame. The camera defines a "specific space" with a scene frame, and the movement of the camera will bring more transformation space.

The space in the film plays a very good role in setting off the psychology and emotion of the characters.

Space under antonioni's lens

In antonioni's works, the plot is constantly weakened, and there is almost no plot conflict. At the same time, the rhythm is very slow, and the actors' lines are as concise or even obscure as prose poems.

Therefore, antonioni's personal style is often called "antonioni-style boredom".

Indeed, especially in the emotional trilogy, this kind of boredom of security is brought into full play.

The boredom, emptiness and aimlessness of the characters in the film seen by the audience are exactly what the director wants to convey: under the material civilization of modernism, there is a lack of communication between people and a sense of alienation between people and the whole social background.

These four films are all antonioni's explorations of contemporary life. The use of architecture and space in this film fits this theme very well.

take a risk

This is the last stop-motion picture of the film, and it is also the most intriguing scene.

This is a good prospect. The exterior wall of the building occupies half the space of the picture frame, but in contrast, the back of the hero and heroine is extremely small and lonely.

The characters are calmly presented to the audience by the camera, and the audience can hardly feel them.

night

The film was particularly shocking when it cut to this picture. The thick building wall almost occupies the whole scene frame, leaving only a breathing space on the left.

The woman walking aimlessly in the street appeared from the lower left corner at this time. This strong contrast symbolizes the fragility and powerlessness of the characters.

be cast into the shade

This picture takes place in the stock exchange, where people who are crazy about buying and selling stocks are crowded in the space of the scene frame, as if to dump the picture.

Antonioni's films are often quiet, slow and silent, and this kind of crowded picture rarely appears, but in this film, the scene in the stock exchange is presented for nearly half an hour.

What the director wants to express is the spiritual emptiness of people and the alienation between people (the heroine and her mother who stocks, the heroine and the man who is a stockbroker, etc.). ) In this social background.

Red Desert

This picture is actually a poster of the movie. It doesn't appear in the movie, but it reveals the theme of the movie well.

The heroine's spirit is somewhat traumatic, and she often acts very neurotic. In this painting, three people stand opposite each other to form a triangle composition.

However, she was trapped in a corner space by her husband and lover and could not escape. The white wall behind her was deliberately painted red by the director, which further hinted at the hostess's anxious mental state at this time.

Looking at the four works, I have to sigh the profound artistic attainments of the master. Almost every frame is a classic.

And the master's exploration is only the beginning.