A. What is the cultural crisis that Arrowsmith thinks Antonioni is addressing, and how does this relate to the depiction of Mark (e.g., in the SDS meeting, in Mark's return to the city, etc.)?

B. Explain, in the context of this film, this statement by Arrowsmith: "The infinite stimulation of infinite desire is a fatally divisive act, indeed a revolutionary one."

C. According to the reading, what is the relevance of Freud to an understanding of the film?

D. Arrowsmith feels that we should ignore the banality of the script and the acting in order to note how well Antonioni has realized his ideas in visual form. Do you agree or not? Examples?