Principal cast
Alain Delon, Monica Vitti, Francisco Rabal, Lilla Brignone and Rossana Rory
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L'Eclisse
The ache and ecstasy of love…
About the film
L'Eclisse at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1962 film at stop 269 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
Vittoria is a beautiful literary translator living in Rome. After splitting from her writer boyfriend, Riccardo, Vittoria meets Piero, a lively stockbroker, on the hectic floor of the Roman stock exchange. Though Vittoria and Piero begin a relationship, it is not one without difficulties, and their commitment to one another is tested during an eclipse.
Key craft credits
Gianni Di Venanzo (director of photography), Eraldo Da Roma (editor), Giovanni Fusco (original music composer), Michelangelo Antonioni (screenplay) and Tonino Guerra (screenplay)
- Director
- Michelangelo Antonioni
- Release
- 1962-04-13
- Runtime
- 126 minutes
- Genres
- Drama and Romance
- Country
- Italy
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
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Full cast
- Alain DelonCharacter: Piero
- Monica VittiCharacter: Vittoria
- Francisco RabalCharacter: Riccardo
- Lilla BrignoneCharacter: Vittoria's Mother
- Rossana RoryCharacter: Anita
- Mirella RicciardiCharacter: Marta
- Louis SeignerCharacter: Ercoli
- Cyrus EliasCharacter: Intoxicated Man (uncredited)
- Alba MaioliniCharacter: Woman at the Stock Market (uncredited)
- Maria TedeschiCharacter: Woman with Glasses at the Stock Market (uncredited)
Full crew
Full crew
- Michelangelo AntonioniCredits: Director, Story, Screenplay
- Franco FerraraCredits: Conductor
- Renato CadueriCredits: Sound
- Tonino GuerraCredits: Story, Screenplay
- Elio BartoliniCredits: Co-Writer
- Mario BramontiCredits: Boom Operator
- Franco IndovinaCredits: First Assistant Director
- Gitt MagriniCredits: Assistant Costume Designer
- Ottiero OttieriCredits: Co-Writer
- Claudio MaielliCredits: Sound
- Giorgio BaldiCredits: Unit Manager
- Pasqualino De SantisCredits: Camera Operator
- Sergio StrizziCredits: Still Photographer
- Marcella BenvenutiCredits: Assistant Editor
- Elvira D'AmicoCredits: Script Supervisor
- Dino Di SalvoCredits: Production Secretary
- Giovanni FuscoCredits: Original Music Composer
- Eraldo Da RomaCredits: Editor
- Raymond HakimCredits: Producer, Presenter
- Gianni Di VenanzoCredits: Director of Photography
- Bice BrichettoCredits: Costume Design
- Robert HakimCredits: Producer, Presenter
- Danilo MarcianiCredits: Production Manager
- Piero PolettoCredits: Production Design
- Franco FredaCredits: Makeup Artist
- Gianni ArduiniCredits: Second Assistant Director
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