   blowup, or blow-up, is a 1966 film directed by michelangelo antonioni about a fashion photographer, played by david hemmings, who believes he has unwittingly captured a murder on film. it was antonioni's first entirely english-language film.one of the three stories comprising i vinti was set in london and shot with wholly english dialogue. the film also stars vanessa redgrave, sarah miles, john castle, jane birkin, tsai chin and gillian hills as well as sixties model veruschka. the screenplay was by antonioni and tonino guerra, with english dialogue by british playwright edward bond. the film was produced by carlo ponti, who had contracted antonioni to make three english-language films for metro-goldwyn-mayer (the others were zabriskie point and the passenger). the plot was inspired by julio cortÃ¡zar's short story, "las babas del diablo" or "the devil's drool" (1959), translated also as "blow up" in blow-up and other stories, and by the life of swinging london photographer david bailey.brigitte tast, hans-jÃ¼rgen tast: light room - dark room. antonionis "blow-up" und der traumjob fotograf,
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