It is recommended of course to visit St. Pietro in Vincoli first, study Michelangelo's majestic work (and the surrounding statues), and then see Antonioni's gaze.
The director (for some years now confined to a wheelchair due to a stroke) walks into St. Pietro (his walking "restored", "thanks to the magic of cinema") and starts studying and stroking Michelangelo's Moses, (also recently restored). There is no dialog of course, but as the master of visual articulacy, Antonioni makes this simple visit as interesting as many of his famous "silent" sequences. All we hear is muffled street noises from outside, some discreet sound effects, and towards the end, suddenly choir music (in matching cathedral acoustics), at which point Antonioni leaves quietly.
A must for Antonioni buffs.
The director (for some years now confined to a wheelchair due to a stroke) walks into St. Pietro (his walking "restored", "thanks to the magic of cinema") and starts studying and stroking Michelangelo's Moses, (also recently restored). There is no dialog of course, but as the master of visual articulacy, Antonioni makes this simple visit as interesting as many of his famous "silent" sequences. All we hear is muffled street noises from outside, some discreet sound effects, and towards the end, suddenly choir music (in matching cathedral acoustics), at which point Antonioni leaves quietly.
A must for Antonioni buffs.