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A young translator ends one relationship and begins another with an energetic stockbroker in modern Rome.

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Translator Vittoria ends her relationship with Riccardo and later meets energetic stockbroker Piero amid Rome's volatile exchange. Their attraction unfolds through offices, modern apartments, suburban streets, and absences neither romance nor commerce can resolve.

Why it belongs

L'Eclisse lets modern space outlast romance, deploying the stock exchange, architecture, empty streets, and Vitti's restlessness to make disconnection structural.

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Market bells, paper slips, glass, construction sites, water barrels, street corners, and the final return to places without protagonists detach environment from narrative expectation. Absence becomes the film's most radical event.

Major award record

Metadata only · zero points in 40/40/20
Cannes1 win1962 · official festival record ↗

Plus 1 additional win

No headline-category win to name

Totals include every recorded competitive win. Only Picture or top-film honors, Direction, Screenplay, and lead or supporting performances are named.

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Institutional reference ranks

Sight & Sound196IMDb Top 250—AFI 100—
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Great Cinema Master List scores

Greatness9.3
Engagement6.7
Ease4.2

Italian · Not Rated
Narrative Feature
Mood: Challenging & Demanding