Principal cast
Monica Vitti as Giuliana, Richard Harris as Corrado Zeller, Carlo Chionetti as Ugo, Xenia Valderi as Linda, and Rita Renoir as Emilia
Film 207 of 244 on the Screen Path
Red Desert
This is the story of a woman… Her hidden thirsts and hungers…
About the film
Red Desert at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1964 film at stop 207 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Carlo Di Palma (director of photography), Eraldo Da Roma (editor), Giovanni Fusco (original music composer), Michelangelo Antonioni (screenplay), and Tonino Guerra (screenplay)
- Director
- Michelangelo Antonioni
- Release
- 1964-09-04
- Runtime
- 117 minutes
- Genres
- Drama
- Country
- Italy
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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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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