Michelangelo Antonioni
Italian film director
Died when: 94 years 304 days (1138 months)Star Sign: Libra
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Michelangelo Antonioni Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (/ˌæntoʊniˈoʊni/, Italian: [mikeˈlandʒelo (ˌ)antoˈnjoːni]; 29 September 1912 – 30 July 2007) was an Italian filmmaker.
He is best known for directing his "trilogy on modernity and its discontents"—L'Avventura (1960), La Notte (1961), and L'Eclisse (1962)—as well as the English-language film Blow-up (1966), all considered masterpieces of world cinema.
His films have been described as "enigmatic and intricate mood pieces" that feature elusive plots, striking visual composition, and a preoccupation with modern landscapes.
His work substantially influenced subsequent art cinema.Antonioni received numerous awards and nominations throughout his career, being the only director to have won the Palme d'Or, the Golden Lion, the Golden Bear and the Golden Leopard.
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