The 1964 Italian Film That Speaks to the Dread of Climate Change
Michelangelo Antonioni’s Red Desert was far ahead of its time in its depiction of the widespread sense of paralysis at our ability to stop capitalism from destroying the planet.
Soham Gadre is a writer and filmmaker based in Washington, DC.
Michelangelo Antonioni’s Red Desert was far ahead of its time in its depiction of the widespread sense of paralysis at our ability to stop capitalism from destroying the planet.
Movies are a uniquely powerful medium to depict working-class life in its full richness. The DC Labor Film Fest, which ends this weekend, has collected the best such worker films for streaming.