Michelangelo Antonioni

Director, Author - Italy
Born September 29, 1912 in Ferrara
Died July 31, 2007 in Romea

Mini-Biography:
Michelangelo Antonioni was born on September 29, 1912 in Ferrara. He was an Italian Director, Author, known for Il Reporter (1973), Blow Up (1966), Deserto Rosso (1964), Michelangelo Antonioni's first movie on record is from 1942. Michelangelo Antonioni died on July 31, 2007 in Roma. His last motion picture on file dates from 2006.
Biographical Notes in German: bedeutender Regisseur des italienischen Kinos in der Tradition des Neorealismus, geboren 1912 in Ferrara arbeitete Antonioni zuerst als Filmkritiker, Drehbuchautor u.a. für Roberto Rossellini («Un pilota ritorna») und Regieassistent für Marcel Carné. 1943 begann er mit den Dreharbeiten zu einem Dokumenarfilm über die Po-Ebene («Gente del Po», 1943-1947), die durch den Sturz der Mussolini-Dikatur und die deutsche Besatzung unterbrochen wurden. Nach eingen kurzen Dokumentarfilmen erfolgte Antonionis Spielfilmdebüt 1950 mit «Cronaca di un amore», Beginn einer äusserst interessanten Folge von "Frauenfilmen" wie «La Signora senza camelie» (1952), «Le Amiche» (1955), «Il Grido» (1956), «L'avventura» (1959), «La Notte» (1960), «L'eclisse» (1961) oder «Deserto Rosso» (1963): Portraits von Frauen, die an der Seite von meist in Konventionen verbliebenen Männern ihren eigenen Weg suchen. Monica Vitti wurde in den vier letztgenannten Werken seine bevorzugte Hauptdarstellerin.

Einen "anderen" Antonioni entdeckte man dann in seinen Fimen der späteren 60er- und 70er Jahren: eher modisch oder dem Zeitgeist (stets kritisch) verpflichtet: Da ist das schillernde «Blow-Up» (1966) der mysteriösen Verstrickungen der Londoner Modephotographie, die filmischen Reflexion zur amerikanischen Hippie-Bewegung in «Zabriskie Point» (1969) oder die zutiefst auswegslose Flucht des Jack Nicholson in die Wüste in «Professione: Reporter» (1973).

Auch seine späten Filme blieben eigenwillig und seiner Handschrift verbunden: Antonionis Vision von China 1972 in «Chung Kuo», die TV-Produktion «Il Mistero di Oberwald» 1980 oder sein mit Wim Wenders realisiertes Spätwerk »Jenseits der Wolken» (1994/95). 1995 erhielt Antonioni für sein Lebenswerk einen Oscar.

Nach einem Schlaganfall weitgehend an einen Rollstuhl gebunden, starb Antonioni am 31. Juli 2007 in seinem Haus in Rom.

Michelangelo Antonioni Filmography [Auszug]
2006: [] Eros - Il filo pericoloso delle cose (Director), with Christopher Buchholz, , ,
2004: [] Lo Sguardo di Michelangelo (Director),
1994: [] Par delà les nuages (Beyond the clouds) (Director), Directed by Wim Wenders, with Fanny Ardant, Chiara Caselli, Irène Jacob,
1989: [] 12 registi per 12 città (Director: Roma), Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci,
1982: [/ /1] Identificazione di una donna (Director), with Christine Boisson, Tomas Milian, Daniela Silverio,
1980: [/ /1] Il mistero di Oberwald (The Mystery of Oberwald) (Director), with , Franco Branciaroli, Paolo Bonacelli,
1973: [/ /1] Il Reporter (The passenger) (Director), with Steven Berkoff, Ambroise Bia, José Maria Caffarel,
1972: [. .] Chung Kuo (Director),
1970: [/ /1] Zabriskie Point (Director), with Paul Fix, Mark Frechette, Bill Garaway,
1966: [] Blow Up (Director), with Jane Birkin, Peter Bowles, David Hemmings,
1965: [/ /1] I tre volti (Director), Directed by Mauro Bolognini, with José-Luis de Villalonga, Ivano Davoli, Richard Harris,
1964: [01.09] Deserto Rosso (Red Desert) (Director), with Rita Renoir, Valerio Bartoleschi, Bruno Borghi,
1962: [04.12] L' Eclisse (The Eclipse, Sonnenfinsternis) (Director), with Alain Delon, , Francisco Rabal,
1961: [] La Notte (Director), with Maria Pia Luzi, Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau,
1959: [] L' avventura (Das Abenteuer, The Adventure) (Director), with Gabriele Ferzetti, , Lea Massari,
1959: [] Nel segno di Roma (Sgeba and the Gladiator, Sign of Rome, Sign of the Gladiator) (Director: /xx/), Directed by Guido Brignone, with Anita Ekberg, Georges Marchal, Folco Lulli,
1957: [06.22] Il grido (The Cry) (Director), with Steve Cochran, , Dorian Gray,
1956: [09.07] Le amiche (The Girlfriends) (Director), with Eleonora Rossi Drago, Gabriele Ferzetti, Franco Fabrizi,
1955: [] Uomini in più (Director),
1953: [11.26] L' amore in città (Love in the City) (Director: : Tentato suicidio), Directed by Federico Fellini, with , , ,
1953: [/ /1] La signora senza camelie (Director), with Lucia Bosé, Anna Carena, Gino Cervi,
1952: [09.04] I vinti (Director), with Françoise Arnoul, Etchika Choureau, Anna Maria Ferrero,
1951: [/ /1] Lo sceicco bianco (Based on ), Directed by Federico Fellini, with Ernesto Almirante, Brunella Bovo, Nando Bruno,
1950: [11.25] Cronaca di un amore (Chronicle of a Love) (Director), with Massimo Girotti, Lucia Bosé, Gino Rossi,
1950: [] La Funivia del Faloria (Director),
1950: [] La Villa dei Mostri (Director),
1949: [] L' Amorosa Menzogna (Director),
1949: [] Superstizione (Director),
1949: [] Sette Canne, Un Vestito (Director),
1948: [] N.U. - Netezza Urbana (Director),
1947: [11.04] Caccia Tragica (The Tragic Hunt) (Scenario), Directed by Giuseppe De Santis, with Vivi Gioi, Andrea Checchi, Carla Del Poggio,
1947: [] Gente del Po (Director),
1942: [/ /1] Un pilota ritorna (Scenario), Directed by Roberto Rossellini, with Michela Belmonte, Elvira Bertone, Nino Brendello,
1942: [/ /1] Les visiteurs du soir (L' amore e il diavolo) (Assistant Director), Directed by Marcel Carné, with Arletty, Jules Berry, Alain Cuny,
1942: [/ /1] I due foscari (Scenario), Directed by Enrico Fulchignoni, with Memo Benassi, Regina Bianchi, Rossano Brazzi,

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