Michelangelo Antonioni
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 29, 1912
- Died
- July 30, 2007
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
- Japan 1984 – 7 Betacam Tapes
Japan 1984 – 7 Betacam Tapes TBA
Director
- Technically Sweet
Technically Sweet TBA
Screenplay
I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni TBA
as Self (archive footage)
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit 2018
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Monica Vitti, une étoile dans la nuit 2017
as Self (archive footage)
Close Up 2012
as Self (archive footage)
Wandering Heart 2009
as Self
Palermo Shooting 2008
In Memory Of
- Antonioni su Antonioni
Antonioni su Antonioni 2008
as Himself
- Back to Room 666
Back to Room 666 2008
as Self (archive footage)
Sweet Ruin 2008
Screenplay
Autoritratto Auschwitz. L'occhio è per così dire l'evoluzione biologica di una lagrima 2007
as Self
A Thousand and One Monica 2006
Actor
Eros 2004
Director, Writer
Michelangelo Eye to Eye 2004
as Self, Director, Writer
Words in Progress 2004
Actor
Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up 2002
as Self (archive footage)
Heart of the Festival 2002
as Self (archive footage)
Michelangelo Antonioni: The Eye That Changed Cinema 2001
as Self (archive footage)
Sicily 1997
Director, Producer
Beyond the Clouds 1995
Director, Book, Screenplay, Editor
To Make a Film Is to Be Alive 1995
as Self (uncredited), Writer
Dear Antonioni 1995
as Self
Noto, Almond Trees, Volcano, Stromboli, Carnival 1993
Director, Editor
Kumbha Mela 1992
Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Un po' di Giappone 1990
as Self (uncredited), Director
12 Directors for 12 Cities 1989
Director
Roma 1989
Writer, Director
Room 666 1985
as Self
Antonioni, la dernière séquence 1985
as himself
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer 1984
as Self
Gianna Nannini: Fotoromanza 1984
Director
Return to Lisca Bianca Island 1983
Editor, Director, Writer
Identification of a Woman 1982
Story, Screenplay, Director, Editor
The Mystery of Oberwald 1981
Director, Writer, Editor
Antonioni visto da Antonioni 1978
as Self
The Passenger 1975
Director, Editor, Screenplay
Chung Kuo: China 1972
Director, Writer
Zabriskie Point 1970
Screenplay, Director, Story, Editor
Underground New York 1968
as Self
Cinéma et Réalité 1967
as Self
Blow-Up 1966
Screenplay, Director, Story
Antonioni: Documents and Testimonials 1965
as Self
Tokyo Olympiad 1965
Thanks
The Three Faces 1965
Director
Il provino 1965
Director, Writer
Red Desert 1964
Director, Screenplay, Story
L'Eclisse 1962
Director, Story, Screenplay
La Notte 1961
Screenplay, Story, Director
L'Avventura 1960
Screenplay, Director, Story
Sign of the Gladiator 1959
Second Unit Director
Tempest 1958
Assistant Director
Il Grido 1957
Director, Story, Screenplay
Le Amiche 1955
Screenplay, Director
Love in the City 1953
Director, Writer
The Vanquished 1953
Director, Screenplay, Story
The Lady Without Camelias 1953
Director, Screenplay, Story
The White Sheik 1952
Story
Story of a Love Affair 1950
Director, Story, Screenplay
The Villa of Monsters 1950
Director, Writer, Editor
The Funicular of Mount Faloria 1950
Director
Lies of Love 1949
Director, Writer, Sound, Editor
Superstition 1948
Director, Writer, Editor
Seven Reeds, One Dress 1948
Director, Sound, Writer, Editor
N.U. 1948
Director, Editor, Writer
Tragic Hunt 1947
Screenplay
People of the Po Valley 1947
Director, Writer
The Devil's Envoys 1942
Assistant Director
I due Foscari 1942
Screenplay
A Pilot Returns 1942
Screenplay
Credits from TMDB.