Word: antoniennui
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...These are the existential blahs that critic Andrew Sarris called "Antoniennui." For audiences unable to get on the director's wavelength or into his measured rhythm, seeing his characters suffer in slow motion was like watching paint dry. Movies were supposed to move, not slouch against a wall, and the pace of Antonioni's movies was a special test for the antsy...
Michelangelo Antonioni was the high priest of low-energy cinema, of beautiful people who had the time and money to back out of commitment--who could afford to be miserable. This 1962 antidrama is a prime example of what critic Andrew Sarris labeled "Antoniennui." Monica Vitti, ravishingly blank, and gorgeous Alain Delon try, but not too hard, to lock destinies, framed in beautiful shots that have their own dry passion. L'Eclisse is a monster movie in which the evil creature is stirring, almost sleeping, within us. --By Richard Corliss
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