L'Eclisse

Romantic drama by Michelangelo Antonioni, nominated for the Palme d'Or and winner of the Jury Special Prize at Cannes 1962.

Follows the love life of Vittoria, 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.

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