Rent Identification of a Woman (1982)

Dull Relationship Drama - Identification of a Woman review by GI

A slow and complex film perhaps not unsurprising from Michelangelo Antonioni, a much heralded director although being a passionate lover of genre cinema I find his films atmospheric but tedious. This is no exception in a story that follows a film director (Tomas Milian) who after his wife leaves him embarks on a clunky relationship with a young woman (Daniela Silvario), who he thinks of as a bit snooty but when he receives threats to stop the relationship he is too stubborn to do so. Eventually she leaves him and he spends time mooning after her until he meets another young actress. I think that sort of sums the narrative up. There's some raunchy, for the time, sex that isn't particularly romantic in its depiction. The film did little for me, it's overly long, at times tiresome and I didn't get it.