History Creator / MichelangeloAntonioni

* ''Il Grido (The Cry, 1957)''

Antonioni's movies departed from the established style of neorealism which focused on social problems and was driven by a largely idealist and sentimentalist vision. Antonioni's films were bleaker, more psychological (at first), and had a strong visual style that emphasized surroundings, environments, spaces, architecture as much as plot and storyline. His movies were infamous for its slow rhythm, its innovative cinematography, both black-and-white and colour, the strong female roles in his movies (many of them having women as protagonists) and for its incredible camerawork. He's famous for his work with actress Monica Vitti, but he also worked with the likes of Creator/VanessaRedgrave, Creator/JeanneMoreau, Creator/MarcelloMastroianni and Creator/JackNicholson (who presented Antonioni his Lifetime Achievement Oscar in 1995).

* ''Film/Lanotte'' (The Night, 1961)

* ''La Notte (The Night, 1961)''

* ''Film/IlDesertoRosso'' (1964)''

* ''Film/RedDesert (1964)''

* ''[[Film/[[Leclisse}} L'eclisse]]'' (''The Eclipse'', 1962)

* ''L'eclisse'' (Eclipse, 1962)

* ''Leclisse'' (Eclipse, 1962)

* ''Film/Leclisse'' (Eclipse, 1962)

* ''Film / Leclisse'' (Eclipse, 1962)

* ''Film/Leclisse'' (Eclipse, 1962)

* ''Film/Leclisse (Eclipse, 1962)''

* ''Film/L'eclisse (Eclipse, 1962)''

* ''Film/Leclisse (Eclipse, 1962)''

* ''Film/L'eclisse (Eclipse, 1962)''

* ''L'eclisse (Eclipse, 1962)''

* ''L'Eclisse (Eclipse, 1962)''

Antonioni's movies departed from the established style of neorealism which focused on social problems and was driven by a largely idealist and sentimentalist vision. Antonioni's films were bleaker, more psychological (at first), and had a strong visual style that emphasized surroundings, environments, spaces, architecture as much as plot and storyline. His movies were infamous for its slow rhythm, its innovative cinematography, both black-and-white and colour, the strong female roles in his movies (many of them having women as protagonists) and for its incredible camerawork. He's famous for his work with actress Monica Vitti, but he also worked with the likes of Creator/VanessaRedgrave, Jeanne Moreau, Marcello Mastroianni and Creator/JackNicholson (who presented Antonioni his Lifetime Achievement Oscar in 1995).

He came to worldwide attention for his are his loose trilogy of alienation : ''L’Avventura, La Notte'' and ''L’Eclisse''. Towards the end of TheSixties, he left Italy and made a series of films in UK, USA, Spain and China. His most famous, influential and successful film is ''Film/{{Blowup}}'': a worldwide success, the definitive swinging 60s film which documented the SexAndDrugsAndRockAndRoll lifestyle, and which finally put UsefulNote/TheHaysCode to pasture. His output became slower in TheSeventies, partially as a result of facial paralysis. He made some acclaimed films in his final years but they were little seen and not as influential as his major work in TheSixties. Still, he went to influence film-makers across the world, especially the directors of the UsefulNotes/NewHollywood but also Japanese and Asian film-makers of TheEighties.

* ''Zabriskie Point (1970)''

* ''Red Desert (1964)''

Antonioni's movies departed from the established style of neorealism which focused on social problems and was driven by a largely idealist and sentimentalist vision. Antonioni's films were bleaker, more psychological (at first), and had a strong visual style that emphasized surroundings, environments, spaces, architecture as much as plot and storyline. His movies were infamous for its slow rhythm, its innovative cinematography, both black-and-white and colour, the strong female roles in his movies (all of them having women as protagonists) and for its incredible camerawork. He's famous for his work with actress Monica Vitti, but he also worked with the likes of Creator/VanessaRedgrave, Jeanne Moreau, Marcello Mastroianni and Creator/JackNicholson (who presented Antonioni his Lifetime Achievement Oscar in 1995).

His most famous films are his loose trilogy of alienation : ''L’Avventura, La Notte'' and ''L’Eclisse''. His most influential film is ''Film/{{Blowup}}'': a worldwide success, the definitive swinging 60s film which documented the SexAndDrugsAndRockAndRoll and finally put UsefulNote/TheHaysCode to pasture. His output became slower in TheSeventies, partially as a result of facial paralysis. He made some acclaimed films in his final years but they were little seen and not as influential as his major work in TheSixties. Still, he went to influence film-makers across the world, especially the directors of the UsefulNotes/NewHollywood but also Japanese and Asian film-makers of TheEighties.

His most famous films are his loose trilogy of alienation : ''L’Avventura, La Notte'' and ''L’Eclisse''. His most influential film is Film/{{Blowup}} a worldwide success, the definitive swinging 60s film which documented the SexAndDrugsAndRockAndRoll that finally put UsefulNote/TheHaysCode to pasture. His output became slower in TheSeventies, partially as a result of facial paralysis. He made some acclaimed films in his final years but they were little seen and not as influential as his major work in TheSixties. Still, he went to influence film-makers across the world, especially the directors of the UsefulNotes/NewHollywood but also Japanese and Asian film-makers of TheEighties.

Michelangelo Antonioni (1912–2007), was an Italian film director, screenwriter, editor, and short story writer. He's considered one of the greatest film-makers of the arthouse era of TheFifties and TheSixties, part of Italy's GoldenAge that included Vittorio de Sica, Creator/RobertoRossellini, Creator/LuchinoVisconti and Creator/FedericoFellini, and alongside Godard and Creator/IngmarBergman (who died on the same day as him), one of the most important and innovative directors in film history.