Overview
A poignant exploration of love and disconnection in a rapidly changing world.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Glacial
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- melancholic
- austere
- contemplative
- quiet evening
- serious film night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard Antonioni's formally innovative portrait of romantic estrangement and existential ennui as a major work of modernist cinema, especially praising its haunting final sequence.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Vittoria and Piero's relationship unfolds through sparse dialogue, emotional hesitation, and pervasive detachment.
Rome's suburbs, streets, financial spaces, and striking final sequence turn the city into an atmosphere of absence.
Vittoria and Piero begin a monosyllabic relationship whose emotional meaning is conveyed through omission and discontinuity.
Piero's materialism, the stock-market crash, and Vittoria's mother's market addiction connect private feeling to capitalist modernity.
Films like L'Eclisse, and why
L'Avventura
shared modernist alienation, romantic estrangement, and contemplative urban atmosphere
La Notte
shared Antonioni-style emotional disconnection, minimalist storytelling, and existential ennui
Last Year at Marienbad
shared art-house romance, psychological distance, and critique of bourgeois modernity
The Passenger
shared austere visual language, alienated relationships, and formally unconventional storytelling
Movie Details
- Director
- Michelangelo Antonioni
- Release Date
- 1962-04-13
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 (571)
Cast
- Alain Delon
- Monica Vitti
- Francisco Rabal
- Lilla Brignone
- Rossana Rory
- Mirella Ricciardi
- Louis Seigner
- Cyrus Elias
- Alba Maiolini
- Maria Tedeschi
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Criterion Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is L'Eclisse about?
- A translator and a materialist stockbroker drift through a fragile romance as Rome becomes a landscape of modern alienation.
- What is L'Eclisse like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of L'Eclisse as glacial, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is L'Eclisse violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in L'Eclisse.
- What did critics think of L'Eclisse?
- Critics broadly regard Antonioni's formally innovative portrait of romantic estrangement and existential ennui as a major work of modernist cinema, especially praising its haunting final sequence.
- Which films are like L'Eclisse?
- Films with a similar feel include L'Avventura, La Notte, Last Year at Marienbad, and The Passenger.
- How long is L'Eclisse?
- L'Eclisse runs 126 minutes.
- Where can I watch L'Eclisse?
- In United States, L'Eclisse streams on Criterion Channel.
