L'eclisse
"… the ache and ecstasy of love…"
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Cast: Alain Delon, Monica Vitti, Francisco Rabal, Lilla Brignone, Rossana Rory
L'Eclisse — Movie Quotes
Memorable Quotes
Due persone non dovrebbero conoscersi troppo se vogliono innamorarsi. Ma forse non dovrebbero innamorarsi affatto.
Context
Spoken to Piero during one of their intimate moments, highlighting her hesitation to fully commit.
Meaning
Expresses the film's cynical view on relationships: that mystery is required for attraction, but connection ultimately leads to pain or boredom.
Non bisogna che capirci per volerci bene? E allora non occorre che ci capiamo affatto.
Context
Vittoria discussing the nature of their relationship with Piero.
Meaning
Translated as: "Must we understand each other to love? Then we don't need to understand each other at all." It underscores the theme of incommunicability—love exists separately from intellectual understanding.
Vorrei non amarti o amarti molto di più.
Context
A moment of vulnerability where she admits her inability to feel with the intensity she desires.
Meaning
"I wish I didn't love you, or loved you a lot more." A perfect summation of her ambivalence and the "lukewarm" nature of modern affections.
Ci sono dei giorni in cui avere in mano una stoffa, un ago, un libro, un uomo, è la stessa cosa.
Context
Vittoria explaining her sense of detachment and alienation.
Meaning
"There are days when holding a fabric, a needle, a book, or a man, is the same thing." Highlights the reification of people—men are just objects among other objects.
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