Michelangelo Antonioni (1912–2007)

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Together with Fellini, Bergman and Kurosawa, Michelangelo Antonioni is credited with defining the modern art film. And yet Antonioni's cinema is also recognized today for defying any easy categorization, with his films ultimately seeming to belong to their own distinctive genre. Indeed, the difficulty of precisely describing their category is ... See full bio »

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(age 94) in Rome, Lazio, Italy

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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 50 wins & 29 nominations. See more awards »

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L'avventura
L'avventura Writer
(1960)
Blow-Up
Blow-Up Writer
(1966)
Professione: reporter
Professione: reporter Writer
(1975)
Le amiche
Le amiche Writer
(1955)
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  Two Telegrams (screenplay) (announced)
  Welcome to the Basement (TV Series) (screenplay - 1 episode, 2017) (story - 1 episode, 2017)
- Zabriskie Point (2017) ... (screenplay) / (story)
 2004 Eros (book "Quel Bowling sul Tevere" - segment "The Dangerous Thread of Things") / (screenplay - segment "The Dangerous Thread of Things")
 2004 Lo sguardo di Michelangelo (Documentary short) (story)
 1995 Al di là delle nuvole (book "That Bowling Alley on the Tiber River") / (screenplay)
 1995 Fare un film è per me vivere (Documentary) (texts)
 1983 Ritorno a Lisca Bianca (TV Short documentary)
 1982 Identificazione di una donna (screenplay) / (story)
 1980 Il mistero di Oberwald (adaptation)
 1975 Professione: reporter (screenplay)
 1972 Chung Kuo - Cina (Documentary) (concept - uncredited)
 1970 Zabriskie Point (screenplay) / (story)
 1966 Blow-Up (screenplay) / (story)
 1962 Il fiore e la violenza (screenplay - segment "Il delitto") / (story - segment "Il delitto")
 1962 L'eclisse (scenario and dialogue)
 1961 La notte (screenplay) / (story)
 1960 L'avventura (screenplay) / (story)
 1957 Il grido (idea) / (screenplay)
 1955 Le amiche (screenplay)
 1953 L'amore in città (segment "Tentato suicidio", uncredited)
 1953 I vinti (screenplay) / (story)
 1953 La signora senza camelie (screenplay) / (story)
 1952 Lo sceicco bianco (story - as M. Antonioni)
 1950 Cronaca di un amore (screenplay) / (story)
 1950 La funivia del Faloria (Documentary short)
 1950 La villa dei mostri (Documentary short) (uncredited)
 1949 L'amorosa menzogna (Documentary short) (writer - uncredited)
 1948 Sette canne, un vestito (Documentary short) (writer - uncredited)
 1947 Gente del Po (Documentary short) (uncredited)
 1942 I due Foscari (screenplay)
 1942 Un pilota ritorna (screenplay)
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Other Works:

Wrote film criticism and theater reviews for newspaper "Il Corriere Padano" (1935), film magazines "Cinema" (1940) and "Film d'oggi", "la Fiera letteraria", "Film rivisita", and underground paper "Italia libera" (1946-1949) (see "Michelangelo critico cinematografico (1935-1949)" edited by Aldo Tassone, in Bianco e Nero (Rome), ... See more »

Publicity Listings:

32 Print Biographies | 15 Articles | 1 Pictorial | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Site

Alternate Names:

M. Antonioni | Michelangiolo Antonioni

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)

Spouse:

Enrica Antonioni  (his death) | See more »

Parents:

Ismaele Antonioni | Elisabetta Antonioni
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Personal Quote:

I never discuss the plots of my films. I never release a synopsis before I begin shooting. How could I? Until the film is edited, I have no idea myself what it will be about. And perhaps not even then. Perhaps the film will only be a mood, or a statement about a style of life. Perhaps it has no plot at all. I depart from the script constantly. I may film scenes I had no intention of filming; ... See more »

Trivia:

One of seven Italians to have been nominated for the Best Director Oscar. The others are Pietro Germi, Federico Fellini, Gillo Pontecorvo, Bernardo Bertolucci, Lina Wertmüller and Roberto Benigni. See more »

Trademark:

Expressing alienation visually See more »
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