Michelangelo Antonioni

29.09.1912, Ferrara, Italy - 30.07.2007

 

Director

Michelangelo Antonioni, Italian director and screenwriter, was born on September 29th, 1912 in Ferrara. He graduated in Economics from the Bologna University. During his studies, he made 16 mm films and wrote film critiques in local newspapers. He decided to devote himself to film and in 1939 went to Rome,
where he attended Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. Also he was a collaborating editor of the magazine Cinema. In 1942 he was the co-screenwriter on the film Una pilota retorna, directed by Roberto Rossellini. In 1943 he made his directing debut with the documentary Gente del Po, which ensured him a place among the pioneers of neo-realism. He made his first feature film, Cronaca di un amore, in 1950. In the next few
years he made I vinti (1952) and La signora senza camelie (1953). By 1960 he had made Le amiche (1955) and Il grido (1957). Thanks to his tetralogy with the theme of estrangement – L'Avventura (1960), La notte (1961), L'Eclisse (1962) and Deserto rosso (1964) – he became one of the leading directors of modern film. In 1966 he made his cult film Blow-up, followed by Zabriskie Point (1970), Professione: reporter (1975) and Il Mistero di Oberwald (1980). A heart attack in the age of 85 left him partially paralyzed.

Filmography

Eros (Michelangelo Antonioni, Steven Soderbergh, Wong Kar-Wai, 2004)
Tanto per stare insieme (2001)
Il Filo pericoloso delle cose (2001)
12 registi per 12 cittŕ (documentary omnibus, part Roma) (1998)
Al di la delle nuvole (1995)
Noto, Mandorli, Vulcano, Stromboli, Carnevale (dokumentarni) (1993)
Kumbha Mela (short) (1989)
Roma '90 (short) (1989)
Identificazione di una donna (1982)
Il Mistero di Oberwald, (1980)
Professione: reporter (1975)
Chung Kuo (documentary) (1972)
Zabriskie Point (1970)
Blowup (1966)
Tre volti (documentary omnibus, part Prefazione) (1965)
Il Deserto rosso (1964)
L' Eclisse (1962)
La Notte (1960)
L' Avventura (1960)
Il Grido (1957)
Le Amiche (1955)
Uomini in piu (documentary) (1950)
L' Amore in citta (documentary omnibus, part Tentato suicido) (1953)
I Vinti (1953)
La Signora senza camelie (1953)
La Funivia del faloria (documentary) (1950)
La Villa dei mostri (documentary) (1950)
Cronica di un amore (1950)
L'Amorosa menzogna (documentary) (1949)
Bomarzo (documentary) (1949)
Ragazze in bianco (documentary) (1949)
Sette canne, un vestito (documentary) (1949)
Superstizione (documentary) (1949)
Nettezza urbana (documentary) (1948)
Oltre l'oblio (documentary) (1948)
Roma-Montevideo (documentary) (1948)
Gente del Po (documentary) (1943)


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Films by this director

The Cry

(Il Grido, Italy, 1957)

Directed by: Michelangelo Antonioni
PHOTOGRAPHY: Gianni Di Venanzo
Synopsis:

Aldo, a worker employed in a sugar refinery in North Italy, lives with Irma, who is married to another man. They have a little daughter. When Irma finds out that her husband died, Aldo asks her to marry him. But Irma refuses and leaves him. Deeply disappointed, he takes his daughter and roams around Italy. On his wanderings he meets different people, among others a woman from his past. He cannot forget Irma, and decides to go back and look for her… The story takes place in a gloomy atmosphere of...

b/w, 116'

The Adventure

(L'Avventura, Italy, France, 1960)

Directed by: Michelangelo Antonioni
PHOTOGRAPHY: Aldo Scavarda
Synopsis:

A group of young and wealthy bourgeois take a trip on a yacht to a volcanic island near Sicily. On the way, Anna mysteriously disappears. Sandro, Anna’s boyfriend, and Claudia, her friend, search for her and along the way and become lovers…This is one of the most important films by Antonioni. It won the jury award at Cannes film festival.

b/w, 144'

The Night

(La notte, Italy, France, 1961)

Directed by: Michelangelo Antonioni
PHOTOGRAPHY: Gianni Di Venanzo
Synopsis:

The story is about a married couple – a successful writer, Giovanni Pontano, and his wife, Lidia. We see them on an afternoon visit to a dying friend in a hospital, at a party for Pontano’s newest novel, in a house of a wealthy industrialist and finally in their own nightly adventures - Lidia roams the streets of Rome, while her husband has an affair with the industrialist’s daughter…This film won the Golden Bear at the Berlin film festival.

b/w, 122'

The Eclipse

(L'Eclisse, Italy, France, 1962)

Directed by: Michelangelo Antonioni
PHOTOGRAPHY: Gianni Di Venanzo
Synopsis:

After a heated fight a young woman from Rome, Vittoria, breaks up with her lover, Riccardo. Afterwards, she meets a young and attractive Piero, a stock broker, and has an affair with him. But soon, she starts to question her feelings… This film won the jury award at Cannes film festival.

b/w, 126'

The Red Desert

(Deserto rosso, Italy, France, 1964)

Directed by: Michelangelo Antonioni
PHOTOGRAPHY: Carlo Di Palma
Synopsis:

Giuliana is an unhappy young woman, suffering from depression. Even though her mood swings annoy everyone around her, they all pretend that everything is all right. But, it seems that only Corrado Zeller, a British engineer, really understands her. They have an affair… Antonioni’s first film in color, won the Golden Lion and FIPRESCI award at the Venice film festival.

color, 117'

Zabriskie point

(USA, 1970)

Directed by: Michelangelo Antonioni
PHOTOGRAPHY: Alfio Contini
Synopsis:

A young and radical student, Mark, is on a run after shooting a policeman during demonstrations. He steals a plane and flies across a desert where a beautiful young woman, Daria, drives her boss’, a businessman Lee Allen, car to his desert shelter. Daria is Allen’s secretary and lover. Mark and Daria meet in a secluded wasteland and fall in love…This is an epic portrait of America in late sixties, filled with music by Pink Floyd, The Grateful Dead, The Rolling Stones, The Youngbloods,...

color, 113'

The Vanquished

(I vinti, 1953)

Directed by: Michelangelo Antonioni
PHOTOGRAPHY: Enzo Serafin
Synopsis:

In three different stories the film describes three murders committed by young people from the upper class. The first story takes place in Paris, where a group of friends kill their acquaintance both from jealousy and for his money. In Rome a student gets mixed up with some criminals and eventually commits a murder. In London, a struggling poet tries to make some money on the fact that he found a woman’s corpse.

b/w, 110 min

Identification of a Woman

(Identificazione di una donna, Italy, France, 1982)

Directed by: Michelangelo Antonioni
PHOTOGRAPHY: Carlo di Palma
Synopsis:

Niccolo is a middle aged film director whose wife has just left him. He is not only looking for an actress to star in his new film but also for the new love in his life. He begins a relationship with an aristocrat who soon disappears without a trace. He has no luck in his next relationship either…

color, 130'

Prijateljice

(Le amiche, Italy, 1955)

Directed by: Michelangelo Antonioni
PHOTOGRAPHY: Gianni Di Venanzo
Synopsis:

Priča o odnosima nekoliko dobrostojećih prijateljica i njihovim ljubavima. Clelia koja inače živi u Rimu, dolazi u rodni Turin da bi otvorila podružnicu modnog salona. Slučajno u hotelu spasi Rosettu iz susjedne sobe koja se pokušala ubiti tabletama. Nakon što joj pomogne, zbliži se s Rosettom i njezine tri prijateljice: rastavljenom Mominom koja uživa u prolaznim ljubavnicima, zaručenom uspješnom keramičarkom Nene i lakomislenom Marielle.

b/w, 104'

The Passenger

(Professione: reporter, Italy, France, Spain, 1975)

Directed by: Michelangelo Antonioni
PHOTOGRAPHY: Luciano Tovoli
Synopsis:

Želeći izvještavati o gerilskim borbama radikalnih pobunjenika protiv diktature u neimenovanoj državi sjeverne Afrike, cijenjeni televizijski reporter David Locke uspije se probiti kroz Saharu i dočepati izoliranog pustinjskog hotela. Ubrzo nakon što u susjednoj hotelskoj sobi upozna svog vršnjaka, zagonetnog Robertsona, i donekle se zbliži s njim, David iznenađen otkrije da je razgovorljivi trgovački putnik neočekivano umro. Shvativši da osim dobi s Robertsonom dije...

color, 126'

The Lady Without Camelias

(La signora senza camelie, Italy, 1953)

Directed by: Michelangelo Antonioni
PHOTOGRAPHY: Enzo Serafin
Synopsis:

Mlada Clara Manni darovita je talijanska glumica kojoj se tijekom prve polovine 50-ih godina prošlog stoljeća otvara mogućnost da postane velika glumačka zvijezda. Nakon što početak snimanja i reklame njezina novog filma Žena bez sudbine pokažu da je publika oduševljena već samom njezinom pojavom, bez obzira na sadržaj djela, redatelj Ercole ´Ercolino´ Borra odluči maksimalno iskoristiti Clarinu privlačnost te film začiniti ubacivanjem strastvenijih i vizualno at...

b/w, 101'

Blow-up

(Italy, UK, 1966 | Mjesto prikazivanja filma: Kino Forum (SD Stjepan Radić, Jarunska ul. 2))

Directed by: Michelangelo Antonioni
PHOTOGRAPHY: Carlo Di Palma
Synopsis:

Mladi Thomas elitni je londonski modni fotograf koji se osim modnom bavi i umjetničkom fotografijom socijalne tematike. Jednog dana, tijekom rutinskog snimanja u ne osobito posjećenom parku, Thomas u kadru zabilježi neobičan odnos njemu nepoznate mlade žene i starijeg muškarca, koji ostavljaju dojam kao da su uhvaćeni usred ljubavne svađe. Nakon što u studiju ubrzo razvije i poveća fotografije, Thomas će analizom pozadine povećanih snimka postati uvjeren da je kamerom slučajno snim...

color, 111'

Eros

(Hong Kong, UK, France, Italy, Luksemburg, USA, 2004 | Mjesto prikazivanja filma: Kulturno informativni centar KIC (Preradovićeva ul. 5))

Directed by: Michelangelo Antonioni
PHOTOGRAPHY: Christopher Doyle, Marco Pontecorvo, Steven Soderbergh
Synopsis:

Prva priča, Ruka. Tokom 1960-ih gospođica Hua elitna je prostitutka u Hong Kongu. Ona ima specifičan odnos sa svojim krojačem Zhangom, s kojim se upoznala kad joj je kao mladi i sramežljivi krojački naučnik došao uzeti mjere. Čekajući u hodniku, Zhang je čuo strasne zvukove iz ložnice gđice Hue, a kad ju je upoznao, razvio je prema njoj diskretnu žudnju. Njihov odnos obilježen je suptilnom erotskom napetošću koja se nikad seksualno ne realizira. Druga priča, Ekvilibrium. Nick Penr...

color, 104'
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