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(ăn-tō′nē-ō′nē), Michelangelo 1912-2007.

Italian filmmaker noted for such existential dramas as L'Avventura (1960) and Blow-Up (1966).

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Antonioni

(ˌæntəʊnɪˈəʊnɪ)

(Biography) Michelangelo (mikeˈlandʒelo). 1912–2007, Italian film director; his films include L'Avventura (1959), La Notte (1961), Blow-Up (1966), Zabriskie Point (1970), Beyond the Clouds (1995), and Just To Be Together (2002)

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Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni, who became an icon of arthouse cinema with films such as "L'Avventura" and "Blowup," died July 30 in Rome.

Antonioni known as visual stylist

"Red Desert" is the product of Italian master director Michelangelo Antonioni, best known for his trilogy of films that dealt with the dissatisfaction inherent to modern life -- "L'Avventura" (The Adventure -- 1960), "La Notte" (1961), and "L'Eclisse" (The Eclipse -- 1962).

Italian film 'Red Desert' to screen at Room Art Space

My conjectural argument will focus not on a text but on a film: Michelangelo Antonioni's L'eclisse (The Eclipse), starring Monica Vitti and Alain Delon, released in Italyon April 12, 1962.

On Ernesto de Martino's The End of the World and Its Genesis

Thursday November 23 2pm Antonioni Day Michelangelo Antonioni (1912-2007) is one of the most iconic directors of world cinema.

Italy on the big screen; Rachel Mainwaring looks at what's on offer at this year's Italian Film Festival Cardiff

These ideas are applied to examine classic Italian films by Luchino Visconti, Roberto Rossellini, and Michelangelo Antonioni. Films examined are The Earth Trembles, Germany Year Zero, Eclipse, and The Night.

The Techne of Giving: Cinema and the Generous Form of Life

In Antonioni's films, the cogency that is chiefly accountable for cutting edge is specialized.

THE GENDERED PSYCHOLOGY OF POLITICAL REVOLUTION AND COUNTERCULTURAL DISSENT IN ANTONIONI'S ZABRISKIE POINT

The cover features a movie poster of Michelangelo Antonioni's 1950 drama film Cronaca di un amore (Story of a Love Affair), starring Massimo Girotti and Lucia Bose.

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Produced by Cesare Zavattini, widely recognized as the godfather of Italian neorealism, this portmanteau work assembles six shorts by filmmakers who went on to embody the neorealist movement -- Michelangelo Antonioni, Federico Fellini, Dino Risi, Carlo Lizzani and Alberto Lattuada.