Italian

Michelangelo Antonioni

37 films · 1942 to 1995 · 8 on TSPDT
Born 29 September 1912, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy · Died 30 July 2007

Michelangelo Antonioni ( AN-toh-nee-OH-nee or an-TOH-; Italian: [mikeˈlandʒelo antoˈnjoːni]; 29 September 1912 – 30 July 2007) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and editor. He is best known for a trio of films often dubbed the "alienation trilogy": L'Avventura (1960), La Notte (1961), and L'Eclisse (1962); the English-language film Blowup (1966); and the multilingual The Passenger (1975). His films have been described as "enigmatic and intricate mood pieces" that feature striking vis

Michelangelo Antonioni

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There's a sense of aimlessness that feels so real. You just follow people, and things sort of happen, and then they don't.

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