Michelangelo Antonioni (1912–2007)

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Michelangelo Antonioni was born in 1912 into a middle-class family and grew up in bourgeois surroundings of the Italian province. In Bologna he studied economics and commerce while he painted and also wrote criticism for a local newspaper. In 1939 he went to Rome and worked for the journal "Cinema" studying directorship at the School of Cinema. As ... See full bio »

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(age 94) in Rome, Lazio, Italy

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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 49 wins & 28 nominations. See more awards »

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Known For

Blow-Up
Blow-Up Writer
(1966)
L'avventura
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(1960)
Beruf: Reporter
Beruf: Reporter Writer
(1975)
Il deserto rosso
Il deserto rosso Writer
(1964)
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  Two Telegrams (screenplay) (announced)
  Welcome to the Basement (TV Series) (screenplay - 1 episode, 2017) (story - 1 episode, 2017)
- Zabriskie Point (2017) ... (screenplay) / (story)
 2004 Eros (book "Quel Bowling sul Tevere" - segment "The Dangerous Thread of Things") / (screenplay - segment "The Dangerous Thread of Things")
 2004 Lo sguardo di Michelangelo (Documentary short) (story)
 1995 Al di là delle nuvole (book "That Bowling Alley on the Tiber River") / (screenplay)
 1995 Fare un film è per me vivere (Documentary) (texts)
 1983 Ritorno a Lisca Bianca (TV Short documentary)
 1982 Identificazione di una donna (screenplay) / (story)
 1980 Il mistero di Oberwald (adaptation)
 1975 Beruf: Reporter (screenplay)
 1972 Chung Kuo - Cina (Documentary) (concept - uncredited)
 1970 Zabriskie Point (screenplay) / (story)
 1966 Blow-Up (screenplay) / (story)
 1962 Il fiore e la violenza (screenplay - segment "Il delitto") / (story - segment "Il delitto")
 1962 L'eclisse (scenario and dialogue)
 1961 Die Nacht (screenplay) / (story)
 1960 L'avventura (screenplay) / (story)
 1957 Il grido (idea) / (screenplay)
 1955 Die Feundinnen (screenplay)
 1953 L'amore in città (segment "Tentato suicidio", uncredited)
 1953 I vinti (screenplay) / (story)
 1953 La signora senza camelie (screenplay) / (story)
 1952 Lo sceicco bianco (story - as M. Antonioni)
 1950 Cronaca di un amore (screenplay) / (story)
 1950 La funivia del Faloria (Documentary short)
 1950 La villa dei mostri (Documentary short) (uncredited)
 1949 L'amorosa menzogna (Documentary short) (writer - uncredited)
 1948 Sette canne, un vestito (Documentary short) (writer - uncredited)
 1947 Gente del Po (Documentary short) (uncredited)
 1942 I due Foscari (screenplay)
 1942 Un pilota ritorna (screenplay)
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Other Works:

Directed the Renault 9 "Macadam Star" TV commercial (Italy/France, 30/45/57/60 seconds, color). Agency: Publicis Conseil (Paris). Creatives: Dorothea Flandrin & Bruno de Cugnac. Production company: C.E.P. (Rome). Cinematographer: Alfio Contini. Music: "Pas de six" from "Guillaume Tell", composed by Gioachino Rossini and ... See more »

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32 Print Biographies | 15 Articles | 1 Pictorial | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Site

Alternate Names:

M. Antonioni | Michelangiolo Antonioni

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Personal Quote:

I feel like a father towards my old films. You bring children into the world, then they grow up and go off on their own. From time to time you get together, and it's always a pleasure to see them again. See more »

Trivia:

Foresaw in the 80s that all the rules of filmmaking would change, that film was going to disappear and be replaced by something else, and that all our living conditions would change as well. See more »

Trademark:

Moving figurative compositions See more »

Star Sign:

Libra
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