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Michelangelo Antonioni

Michelangelo Antonioni

Directing

Born: September 29, 1912 · Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Died: July 30, 2007 (aged 94)

Highest Rated

Biography

Michelangelo Antonioni, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (29 September 1912 – 30 July 2007) was an Italian modernist film director, screenwriter, editor, and short story writer. Best known for his "trilogy on modernity and its discontents" — L'Avventura (1960), La Notte (1961), and L'Eclisse (1962), as well as the English-language Blowup (1966), Antonioni "redefined the concept of narrative cinema" and challenged traditional approaches to storytelling, realism, drama, and the world at large. He produced "enigmatic and intricate mood pieces" and rejected action in favor of contemplation, focusing on image and design over character and story. His films defined a "cinema of possibilities". Antonioni received numerous awards and nominations throughout his career, including the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize (1960, 1962), Palme d'Or (1966), and 35th Anniversary Prize (1982); the Venice Film Festival Silver Lion (1955), Golden Lion (1964), FIPRESCI Prize (1964, 1995), and Pietro Bianchi Award (1998); the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Silver Ribbon eight times; and an honorary Academy Award in 1995. He is one of three directors to have won the Palme d'Or, the Golden Lion and the Golden Bear, and the only director to have won these three and the Golden Leopard.

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Photos (5)

Movies (2)

Self / Appearances (21)

Upcoming (1)

Directing (39)

Writing (46)

L'Eclisse
XO7.7

L'Eclisse

Story

TMDB 7.7
L'Eclisse
XO7.7

L'Eclisse

Screenplay

TMDB 7.7
Eros
XO5.7

Eros

Writer

TMDB 5.7
Blow-Up
XO7.3

Blow-Up

Screenplay

TMDB 7.3
Blow-Up
XO7.3

Blow-Up

Story

TMDB 7.3
Zabriskie Point
XO7.0

Zabriskie Point

Screenplay

TMDB 7.0
Zabriskie Point
XO7.0

Zabriskie Point

Story

TMDB 7.0
L'Avventura
XO7.5

L'Avventura

Screenplay

TMDB 7.5
L'Avventura
XO7.5

L'Avventura

Story

TMDB 7.5
The Passenger
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The Passenger

Screenplay

TMDB 7.2
Beyond the Clouds
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Beyond the Clouds

Book

TMDB 6.2
Beyond the Clouds
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Beyond the Clouds

Screenplay

TMDB 6.2
La Notte
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La Notte

Story

TMDB 7.9
La Notte
XO7.9

La Notte

Screenplay

TMDB 7.9
Red Desert
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Red Desert

Screenplay

TMDB 7.3
Red Desert
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Red Desert

Story

TMDB 7.3
Love in the City
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Love in the City

Writer

TMDB 6.5
The White Sheik
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The White Sheik

Story

TMDB 7.2
Il Grido
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Il Grido

Screenplay

TMDB 7.5
Il Grido
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Il Grido

Story

TMDB 7.5
Identification of a Woman
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Identification of a Woman

Story

TMDB 5.9
Identification of a Woman
XO5.9

Identification of a Woman

Screenplay

TMDB 5.9
Superstition
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Superstition

Writer

TMDB 6.4
The Mystery of Oberwald
XO5.8

The Mystery of Oberwald

Writer

TMDB 5.8
Sweet Ruin

Sweet Ruin

Screenplay

Le Amiche
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Le Amiche

Screenplay

TMDB 6.7
Story of a Love Affair
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Story of a Love Affair

Story

TMDB 6.7
Story of a Love Affair
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Story of a Love Affair

Screenplay

TMDB 6.7
N.U.
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N.U.

Writer

TMDB 6.3
Roma

Roma

Writer

Tragic Hunt
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Tragic Hunt

Screenplay

TMDB 6.6
The Vanquished
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The Vanquished

Screenplay

TMDB 6.3
The Vanquished
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The Vanquished

Story

TMDB 6.3
People of the Po Valley
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People of the Po Valley

Writer

TMDB 6.5
Michelangelo Eye to Eye
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Michelangelo Eye to Eye

Writer

TMDB 6.2
Chung Kuo: China
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Chung Kuo: China

Writer

TMDB 7.3
Return to Lisca Bianca Island
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Return to Lisca Bianca Island

Writer

TMDB 4.9
Seven Reeds, One Dress
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Seven Reeds, One Dress

Writer

TMDB 6.2
A Pilot Returns
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A Pilot Returns

Screenplay

TMDB 5.2
To Make a Film Is to Be Alive
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To Make a Film Is to Be Alive

Writer

TMDB 7.0
The Lady Without Camelias
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The Lady Without Camelias

Screenplay

TMDB 6.5
The Lady Without Camelias
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The Lady Without Camelias

Story

TMDB 6.5
Lies of Love
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Lies of Love

Writer

TMDB 5.7
The Villa of Monsters
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The Villa of Monsters

Writer

TMDB 6.0
I due Foscari

I due Foscari

Screenplay

Il provino

Il provino

Writer

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