Many interpretations can be applied to the meaning of the title of Michelangelo Antonioni's 1962 masterpiece, "L'Eclisse," which has been released in a two-platter set by the Criterion Collection ($40). The movie ends on an image of a bright street lamp, and the "eclipse" can refer to the film's decorations and many instances of trompe l'oeil (the movie's third shot opens on what appears to be a picture frame until a hand reaches through and rearranges the objects behind it; later there is a series of shots where paintings look real and people framed in windows look like paintings). (At least that is what you start to feel as you watch the DVD.) Letterboxed with an aspect ratio of about 1.85:1 and an accommodation for enhanced 16:9 playback and a meticulously crisp black-and-white image transfer (and crisp monophonic sound), the film's epic montage explodes with beauty in front of you.

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