ABSTRACT
The now classical work by Michelangelo Antonioni, Blow Up, adapted from a short story by Julio Cortázar, remains today one of the most important films dedicated to the role of photography in cinematographic storytelling. The cultural and sociological context of its production was that of the 1960s, arguably the most turbulent period of post-World War II European history. 1 This period was not only characterized by political upheavals and moral revolutions: it also and maybe more decisively resulted in the creation of radically new forms of representation.
