Blow-Up
1967
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Michelangelo Antonioni (/ ˌ æ n t oʊ n i ˈ oʊ n i /, Italian: [mikeˈlandʒelo antoˈnjoːni]; 29 September 1912 – 30 July 2007) was an Italian director and filmmaker. He is 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 film ...
- 1942–2004
- Monica Vitti (1960–1970)
The concluding chapter of Michelangelo Antonioni’s informal trilogy on contemporary malaise (following L’avventura and La notte), L’eclisse tells the story of a young woman (Monica Vitti) who leaves one lover (Francisco Rabal) and drifts into a relationship with another (Alain Delon).
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Michelangelo Antonioni. With his stunning visuals, ambiguous narratives, and still relevant focus on modern alienation, this Italian master ushered in a new European art cinema permeated by a distinctly contemporary ennui. 8 Results.
Jan 11, 2024 · Antonioni’s trilogy explores a cinema where sensations are not based on actions but on poetic situations of the experience of inconsolable loneliness. Scenes, such as facial expressions, landscapes, and signs, have the potential to convey meanings beyond preconceived meanings.
Mar 19, 2024 · Michelangelo Antonioni, Italian film director, cinematographer, and producer noted for his avoidance of realistic narrative in favor of character study and a vaguely metaphorical series of incidents. His major films included Le amiche (1955), L’avventura (1960), L’eclisse (1962), and Blow-Up (1966).
Jan 20, 2021 · Following the wanderings of an estranged couple over a single day in 1960s Milan, the middle part of Michelangelo Antonioni’s classic alienation trilogy unmasked the aimless hedonism of modern life.
L’Avventura was the first in a trilogy of films ( La notte, 1961, and L'eclisse, 1962, are the others) concerned with the familiar postwar existential themes of alienation, non-communication, and the failure to find meaning in a world of obsolete values.
