cryptique Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 article Italian filmmaker Antonioni dies at 94Cinematic father of modern angst and alienation was 94ReutersUpdated: 9:07 a.m. ET July 31, 2007 ROME - Michelangelo Antonioni, one of Italy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aeglos Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 bugger despite them becoming art school fodder L'Avventura and Blowup (mmmm Vanessa Redgrave) are brilliant i've never understood the antipathy towards Beyond the Clouds - i thought it was incredible Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 First Bergman, and now Michelangelo Antonioni. Two of my all-time favorite directors gone in a matter of days. At least they both lived long productive lives. As for Michelangelo Antonioni recommendations, if you haven't seen L'Avventura, L'Eclisse, Blow-Up, or Red Desert, well those are as good a place to start as any. Antonioni's painterly compositions, use of color (in his later works), and his films that tackled themes of alienation, upper class ennui, peoples inabilities to connect with the world and each other all make for a body of work that should appeal to all cinema lovers. The lovely Monica Vitti is in a handful of his best films too just in case you needed some more incentive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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