British Film Insititute
Marcello Mastrioanni's and Jeanne Moreau,
whose relationship is challenged when Mastrioanni
begins to rekindle a previous affair with a young
lover, the daughter of a wealthy businessman.
What drives the couple apart, however, may
be what unites them in the end. By dissecting
the mechanics of a marriage, Antonioni directs
his critique from the specific to the general,
transforming this failing marriage to a critique
of the apathy and alienation of modern society.