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Blowup (1966) was a Mystery - Drama Film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and produced by Carlo Ponti and Pierre Rouve.

Academy Awards 1966 --- Ceremony Number 39 (source: AMPAS)

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Best DirectorMichelangelo AntonioniNominated
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Thomas: She isn't my wife, really. We just have some kids. No, no kids, not even kids. Sometimes, though, it feels as if we had kids. She isn't beautiful, she's... easy to live with. No, she isn't. That's why I don't live with her.


Thomas: Someone's been killed. I want you to see the corpse.


Thomas: Don't let's spoil everything, we've only just met.
Jane: No, we haven't met. You've never seen me.


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Terence Stamp was originally cast as Thomas, but was dropped two weeks before shooting began in favor of the then-unknown actor David Hemmings.
Thomas' workhorse camera was the then innovative Nikon F, the world's first 35mm SLR with full coupling of shutter and aperture with its exposure meter. Even though the particular model had been around since 1959, the glamorous publicity it received in the movie generated an unprecedented enthusiasm among camera buffs, professionals and amateurs alike.
Antonioni's first English language film.
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