Antonioni, Hitchcock and the Inner Self: Alain Robbe-Grillet & Tonino Guerra

Fellow filmmaker Alain Robbe-Grillet (screenwriter of Last Year at Marienbad) discusses how Antonioni’s rejection of meaning and a closed-circuit narrative defined the Modernist aesthetic. Positioning him against the plot-heavy Hitchcock, Robbe-Grillet notes the elusiveness of Antonioni’s intentions: “What you see is very clear, but the meaning of the images is constantly problematic…When the audience leaves, the film remains open.” For his part, Antonioni reflects on his attitude towards form and content and why the working class presents a richer opportunity for psychological exploration. 0:00 Alain Robbe-Grillet 3:20 Tonino Guerra