Stranded in the North African desert, reporter Nicholson impulsively trades identities with a dead man. On the surface this is a globetrotting thriller as Nicholson runs from police, his wife, and hired killers. But it also lets Antonioni examine what happens when we try to escape from ourselves; the final moments include one of the most audacious and mesmerizing long-takes in film history.
"Arguably Mr. Antonioni's greatest film. . . . Dazzles from first shot to last."-Manohla Dargis, The New York Times