Michelangelo Antonioni
Michelangelo Antonioni

Michelangelo Antonioni

Born: September 29, 1912 - Died: July 30, 2007 (94 years)
Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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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Movies as Crew (43)
Palermo Shooting

Palermo Shooting

In Memory Of

Nov 20, 2008

Sweet Ruin

Sweet Ruin

Screenplay

Jan 1, 2008

Eros

Eros

Writer

Dec 3, 2004

Michelangelo Eye to Eye

Michelangelo Eye to Eye

Writer

May 25, 2004

Sicily

Sicily

Producer

Jan 1, 1997

Beyond the Clouds

Beyond the Clouds

Book, Screenplay, Editor

Oct 27, 1995

To Make a Film Is to Be Alive

To Make a Film Is to Be Alive

Writer

Sep 2, 1995

Noto, Almond Trees, Volcano, Stromboli, Carnival

Noto, Almond Trees, Volcano, Stromboli, Carnival

Editor

Apr 29, 1993

Kumbha Mela

Kumbha Mela

Director of Photography, Editor

Oct 20, 1992

Roma

Roma

Writer

Jan 1, 1989

Return to Lisca Bianca Island

Return to Lisca Bianca Island

Editor, Writer

Oct 28, 1983

Identification of a Woman

Identification of a Woman

Story, Screenplay, Editor

Oct 15, 1982

The Mystery of Oberwald

The Mystery of Oberwald

Writer, Editor

Sep 3, 1981

The Passenger

The Passenger

Screenplay, Editor

Feb 28, 1975

Chung Kuo: China

Chung Kuo: China

Writer

Dec 26, 1972

Zabriskie Point

Zabriskie Point

Screenplay, Story, Editor

Mar 26, 1970

Blow-Up

Blow-Up

Screenplay, Story

Dec 18, 1966

Tokyo Olympiad

Tokyo Olympiad

Thanks

Mar 20, 1965

Il provino

Il provino

Writer

Feb 11, 1965

Red Desert

Red Desert

Screenplay, Story

Sep 4, 1964

L'Eclisse

L'Eclisse

Story, Screenplay

Apr 13, 1962

La Notte

La Notte

Story, Screenplay

Jan 24, 1961

L'Avventura

L'Avventura

Screenplay, Story

Sep 14, 1960

Sign of the Gladiator

Sign of the Gladiator

Second Unit Director

Mar 5, 1959

Tempest

Tempest

Assistant Director

Dec 1, 1958

Il Grido

Il Grido

Screenplay, Story

Sep 26, 1957

Le Amiche

Le Amiche

Screenplay

Nov 18, 1955

Love in the City

Love in the City

Writer

Nov 27, 1953

The Vanquished

The Vanquished

Screenplay, Story

Oct 22, 1953

The Lady Without Camelias

The Lady Without Camelias

Screenplay, Story

Feb 27, 1953

The White Sheik

The White Sheik

Story

Sep 27, 1952

Story of a Love Affair

Story of a Love Affair

Story, Screenplay

Nov 3, 1950

The Villa of Monsters

The Villa of Monsters

Writer, Editor

Apr 1, 1950

Lies of Love

Lies of Love

Editor, Sound, Writer

May 1, 1949

Superstition

Superstition

Writer, Editor

Nov 1, 1948

Seven Reeds, One Dress

Seven Reeds, One Dress

Writer, Sound, Editor

Oct 1, 1948

N.U.

N.U.

Writer, Editor

May 1, 1948

Tragic Hunt

Tragic Hunt

Screenplay

Nov 4, 1947

People of the Po Valley

People of the Po Valley

Writer

Sep 1, 1947

The Devil's Envoys

The Devil's Envoys

Assistant Director

Dec 5, 1942

I due Foscari

I due Foscari

Screenplay

Oct 24, 1942

A Pilot Returns

A Pilot Returns

Screenplay

Apr 8, 1942

Technically Sweet

Technically Sweet

Screenplay