{"id":69599,"date":"2021-02-18T12:20:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T19:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=69599"},"modified":"2021-02-18T12:20:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T19:20:00","slug":"blow-up-1966","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=69599","title":{"rendered":"Blow-Up (1966)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;ve come for the photographs.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blow-Up-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blow-Up-Poster-208x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-69600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blow-Up-Poster-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blow-Up-Poster-712x1024.png 712w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blow-Up-Poster-89x128.png 89w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blow-Up-Poster-768x1105.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blow-Up-Poster-188x270.png 188w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blow-Up-Poster.png 779w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA fashion photographer (David Hemmings) fed up with his day job pursues more meaningful shots during his own time, including stills of a pair of lovers (Vanessa Redgrave and Ronan O&#8217;Casey) in a park &#8212; but when Redgrave comes after him frantically and demands the photos he&#8217;s just taken, Hemmings begins to suspect that more sinister events may have been taking place.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amateur Sleuths<\/li>\n<li>Michelangelo Antonioni Films<\/li>\n<li>Models<\/li>\n<li>Photographers<\/li>\n<li>Vanessa Redgrave Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that &#8220;Michelangelo Antonioni&#8217;s landmark film&#8221; &#8212; the &#8220;era&#8217;s &#8216;art film for the masses'&#8221; &#8212; was &#8220;greeted with tremendous excitement and adulation when it was released.&#8221; Viewers considered it a &#8220;hip, mysterious, visually exhilarating foreign film,&#8221; one that caused them to eagerly mull &#8220;over symbols, color patterns, and hidden meanings in the storyline; trying to answer <em>that<\/em> question &#8212; &#8216;What&#8217;s the difference between illusion and reality?&#8217; &#8212; that turned up too often on literature exams; and deeply contemplating the nature of cameras, images (film, photographs), and those people who make their living with a camera.&#8221; He notes that fashion photographer &#8220;Hemmings displays only arrogance and insolence when working with his female models&#8221;, living &#8220;a frivolous fantasy life&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Model.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Model-1024x545.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"341\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Model-1024x545.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Model-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Model-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Model-768x408.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Model-1536x817.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Model-508x270.png 508w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Model.png 1841w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; so &#8220;it will take something drastic to knock him out of his complacency and make him distinguish between what is real and illusionary, what is trivial and important.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Park.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Park-1024x558.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Park-1024x558.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Park-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Park-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Park-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Park-1536x836.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Park-496x270.png 496w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Park.png 1820w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Investigation.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Investigation-1024x541.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Investigation-1024x541.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Investigation-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Investigation-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Investigation-768x406.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Investigation-1536x811.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Investigation-511x270.png 511w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Investigation.png 1831w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After giving away numerous spoilers in his review (don&#8217;t read anything about this film if you&#8217;ve never seen it and want to remain surprised), Peary writes that &#8220;Antonioni&#8217;s point is that the introduction of a camera always distorts reality; also, since each person has singular sensibilities, no individual is capable of seeing Truth (a second person would have a different perspective on the same image).&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Peary argues that this &#8220;once vital film is dated and its flimsiness and pretentiousness are more evident today&#8221; &#8212; indeed, this is precisely how I now view the film many years after first being impressed and deeply intrigued by it as a younger film fanatic. However, Peary asserts it should (still) be watched &#8220;as a document of its time, to see the fancy camera work that turned us on, the nudity that had us blushing:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Redgrave2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Redgrave2-1024x554.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"346\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Redgrave2-1024x554.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Redgrave2-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Redgrave2-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Redgrave2-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Redgrave2-1536x831.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Redgrave2-499x270.png 499w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Redgrave2.png 1831w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; the Yardbirds performing in front of catatonic youths:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Yardbirds.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Yardbirds-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Yardbirds-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Yardbirds-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Yardbirds-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Yardbirds-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Yardbirds-1536x832.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Yardbirds-499x270.png 499w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Yardbirds.png 1841w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; the mod clothes:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Models.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Models-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Models-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Models-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Models-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Models-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Models-1536x832.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Models-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Models.png 1813w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Hemmings tossing the invisible tennis ball to the mimes &#8212; an image that, for some reason, remains one of the most indelible in cinema history.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Throwing-Ball.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Throwing-Ball-1024x558.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Throwing-Ball-1024x558.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Throwing-Ball-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Throwing-Ball-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Throwing-Ball-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Throwing-Ball-1536x837.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Throwing-Ball-496x270.png 496w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Throwing-Ball.png 1823w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary adds that &#8220;Antonioni&#8217;s picture altered the style of cinema and enlarged its audience &#8212; [and] for that we can always think of it fondly.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vanessa Redgrave as Jane<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Redgrave3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Redgrave3-1024x548.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"343\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Redgrave3-1024x548.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Redgrave3-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Redgrave3-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Redgrave3-768x411.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Redgrave3-1536x822.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Redgrave3-505x270.png 505w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Redgrave3.png 1823w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Carlo Di Palma&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Still-Model.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Still-Model-1024x545.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"341\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Still-Model-1024x545.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Still-Model-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Still-Model-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Still-Model-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Still-Model-1536x818.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Still-Model-507x270.png 507w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Still-Model.png 1843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine use of authentic location shooting and unusual sets<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Sets.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Sets-1024x561.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"351\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Sets-1024x561.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Sets-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Sets-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Sets-768x421.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Sets-1536x842.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Sets-493x270.png 493w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Sets.png 1810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Location7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Location7-1024x554.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"346\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Location7-1024x554.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Location7-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Location7-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Location7-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Location7-1536x831.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Location7-499x270.png 499w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Location7.png 1827w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The still-impressive photographic investigation sequence<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Investigation4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Investigation4-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Investigation4-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Investigation4-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Investigation4-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Investigation4-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Investigation4-1536x832.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Investigation4-499x270.png 499w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Investigation4.png 1819w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Redgrave4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Redgrave4-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Redgrave4-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Redgrave4-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Redgrave4-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Redgrave4-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Redgrave4-1536x833.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Redgrave4-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Redgrave4.png 1839w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The eerie closing tennis sequence<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Mime-Tennis.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Mime-Tennis-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-69616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Mime-Tennis-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Mime-Tennis-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Mime-Tennis-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Mime-Tennis-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Mime-Tennis-1536x832.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Mime-Tennis-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Blowup-Mime-Tennis.png 1837w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Herbie Hancock&#8217;s score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, for its historical and artistic importance. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0060176\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/69187\/blow-up#articles-reviews\">TCM Articles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/great-movie-blow-up-1966\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/blow-up\/review\/2030055306\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve come for the photographs.&#8221; Synopsis: A fashion photographer (David Hemmings) fed up with his day job pursues more meaningful shots during his own time, including stills of a pair of lovers (Vanessa Redgrave and Ronan O&#8217;Casey) in a park &#8212; but when Redgrave comes after him frantically and demands the photos he&#8217;s just taken, Hemmings begins to suspect that more sinister events may have been taking place. 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