Alain Delon - The Screen Icon's Collection (1962)

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Review of L'Eclisse

Calvin from , 15th July, 2007

As an Antonioni fan (The Passenger, L'Avventura), I have really tried to like this film - twice. But I have to give in to an expression of disappointment here. The performances by Vitti and Delon are fine, if a little contradictory - Vitti playing the ennui straight while Delon attempts to inject some energy and even humour to his role. And the film doesn't look too bad either (though it is hardly as striking as some of Antonioni's later work such as Il Deserto Rosso & Zabriskie Point), with the much celebrated closing few minutes of bleak architectural tracing being a definite highlight of the film. The problem, for me, is the film's emptiness. Of course, this is a film about such 'emptiness', and reviewer's can tie themselves into self-reflexive knots with this... But the points of comparison used by Antonioni are too facile. Of course these lives appear dull when contrasted with Kenya, flying through clouds, etc. Ultimately, the lifelessness on show here seems less a reflection of contemporary society than a sign of a filmmaker (temporarily) out of inspiration.

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By a boy who follows Ripley....

BobbyShaftoe from , 3rd April, 2009

Much better than Mingella's pretty but pretty vacant adaptation, and I now have a big gay man-crush on Alain Delon. Those bee-stung lips, those cheek bones that could cut glass, those blue eyes you could just drown in.........*sigh*. Ahem. Anyone see the match last night? Although I still like Malkovich the best of all the screen Ripleys. That dude is exactly how I imagined Ripley from reading the books.

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Intruiging, stylised but ultimately pointless

Pete Moulding from Coventry, 26th October, 2005

The film opens slowly, there's about 5 minutes just of Monica Villi (apologies if I get the names wrong, I'm going off memory) being restless and moving things around. the story barely gains any momentum from this moment. I enjoyed the film, despite the slow pace, I was interested by the characters, played well by Delon and Villi. However I was searching throughout the whole film for something that had some significance. After the film ended I was forced to admit that it was all just a stylised waste of time. Antonioni is very indulgent, he includes shots which are visually very pleasing but ultimately of no use to the plot. There are whole tracts of Stock market trading scenes which as far as I can see, would make no sense to anyone without close knowledge of the italian stock market. I enjoyed the film, and was interested in the development, but only because I was trying to work out what the point was. Turned out there wasn't a point. 6/10 because it is pleasing to watch

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better than Talented Mr Ripley

A Customer from St. Ives, 12th November, 2009

More engaging and curious than the Hollywood remake, The Talented Mr Ripley. That felt uneven, showy, predictable. Judd Law is no Alain Delon. Delon plays a toad who doesn't care that you think he is a toad while Law just sort of preens. Plan Soleil is an entertaining nasty film.

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Flic Story

chrlan from , 11th November, 2009

As in Un Flic, Alain Delon just doesn't look like police inspector material. He's so much better fighting for the other side. All a bit dated, little wonder, but still worth watching. Good to very good supporting casts in both films.

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Delon and on

JackDanielsCat from , 10th October, 2009

Delon is good as a tough cop, so fans of his will enjoy it, it's played in his general style, although the film isn't as exciting as a Melville crime thriller, or as interesting as an Antonioni mystery, so you might watch to check them out first.

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Delon sur Damon, Clement supra Minghella

Stephen from North Cornelly, South Wales, 27th August, 2009

I loved The Talented Mr Ripley until I saw this film – missed Jude Law’s hat the shots of the via Condotti and Café Greco but more that made up for by the boat shots and Taormina and a great finale.

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