Yesterday marked the 41st anniversary of the release of the film Blowup. I watched it again last year -- for a paper I had to write -- and I'm tempted to give it another look. (Amazon.com now has it via their download store -- for your instant gratification. That's the blatantly commercial link below.)
The strange thing, I find, is that it's a movie that doesn't match the popular conception or the popular memory of it at all. On paper, it's about a David Bailey-styled photographer in swinging London, a murder mystery, and the uncertainty of perception. And, as parodied in "Austin Powers," there's a bit of fashion photography flair...
There's a deeper game built in, though, one that still plays well today. And that's what I think is worth returning to.
2 years ago
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