Monica Vitti: Il Deserto Rosso (“The Girl on the Beach“)

Il Deserto Rosso / Red Desert (1964) Once there was a girl on an island. She was bored with grownups, who scared her. She didn’t like boys, all pretending to be grownups. So, she was always alone, among the cormorants, the seagulls... and wild rabbits. She had found a little isolated beach... where the sea was transparent... and the sand pink. She loved that spot. Nature’s colors were so lovely, and there was no sound. She left... when the sun wen