L'Eclisse (1962)

Director: Michelangelo Antonioni

This romantic drama by Michelangelo Antonioni follows the love life of Vittoria, a beautiful literary translator living in Rome. After splitting from her writer boyfriend, Riccardo, Vittoria meets Piero, a lively stockbroker, on the hectic floor of the Roman stock exchange. Though Vittoria and Piero begin a relationship, it is not one without difficulties, and their commitment to one another is tested during an eclipse.

Cast

Alain Delon

Piero

Monica Vitti

Vittoria

Francisco Rabal

Riccardo

Lilla Brignone

Vittoria's Mother

Rossana Rory

Anita

Mirella Ricciardi

Marta

Louis Seigner

Ercoli

Cyrus Elias

Intoxicated Man (uncredited)

Alba Maiolini

Woman at the Stock Market (uncredited)

Maria Tedeschi

Woman with Glasses at the Stock Market (uncredited)