Eclipse

“Yes, I’m going to head to Italy, to Antonioni and L’eclisse because well, actually, sentimentally, my first car was… is – still have it – is a Citroën DS which I bought when I was making Pride & Prejudice, and it was owned by Monica Vitti. There’s a postage stamp on the dashboard, which I always sentimentally believe came from an important letter that was sent to her, so… Monica Vitti’s coming with me.”

“Eclipse, the very first, next to my first movie. Eclipse is the one I wanted to have, that's what I came for. And as it is sitting next to Young Törless, it makes it even nicer, isn't it an honor? Well, you see, the Eclipse is really the one why I came for, and isn't it magical that you come in there, hundreds of them, and the first one I see where I stop is the Eclipse. I might just as well leave right now. But I'm very happy with L'Eclisse and All That Jazz.”

“Yeah thank you Monica and L'eclisse is one of my favorite Antonioni.”

“I had a very interesting experience with Antonioni which is slightly the opposite of what happened to you because I loved his movies when they came out because he seemed again like a prophet he was showing the shape of Things to Come and then about 25 years later I went back to see his movies and hated them because the world had already become what Antonioni was predicting and then about 10 years later I went back to them and again was just staggered by them.”