Biography
Michelangelo Antonioni is an Italian director, a recognized classic of European cinema. Films of the director are existential and full of philosophical subtext. He focused on spiritual decline, emotional burnout and loneliness of heroes.Childhood and youth
Antonion was born in Ferrara on September 29, 1912. The family referred to the number of low-income, but the Father managed to stabilize its financial condition. Boy's mother worked at the factory. Michelangelo graduated from school and entered the university in Bologna. He became a student of the Faculty of Commerce and Economics. During this period, the guy was interested in tennis and drawing, was a frequent Tavern guest and the pet's favorite.
At the University, the future director organized performances on the plays of Anton Chekhov, Henrika Ibsen, Luigi Pilandello, composed dramaturgical texts and wrote a review.
The decision to devote to the biography of cinema came to Antonion in 1939. He moved to Rome, in the capital first worked in the Cinema magazine, promoting the theory of neorealism. There Michelangelo did not stay for a long time and, having ended with journalism, entered the school of cinematography. His mentors were Roberto Rossellini and Marseille Karna.
Personal life
The first spouse director became the Leticia Balboni. The wedding took place in 1942, and in 1954 the marriage collapsed. Then, in the personal life of Antonioni for 10 years, Monica Vitti was present. Claire ashes overshadowed her, and Antonioni, having fallen in love, eager to move the beloved in Rome, but the relationship did not work out.The second wife of the director turned out to be Enrik Fico. Their wedding took place in 1986, when Michelangelo Antonioni was sick. In 1985, he survived the stroke, as a result of which the right side of the body was paralyzed. The officials of the spouse director gained freedom of movements, but could not restore the speech function. This became a big obstacle to the work in cinema, although the director managed to release the tapes "behind the clouds", "Eros" and "Oscar".
There were no children from a couple, but in the personal life of the spouse Antonioni was happy. As in his youth, Michelangelo drew, accompanying his signatures accompanying sketches.
The growth of the director was 178 cm.
Films
The debut of Michelangelo Antonione took place in 1947. He submitted to the public "People from the PO River". Then the cinema had to leave for a while due to the call to the army. In the 1950s, the "Chronicle of One Love" ribbon was released on the screens. The film was not successful, but demonstrated the first steps in the traditional director of the stylistry. In 1955, the "girlfriend" ribbon became the laureate of the Venetian "silver lion".
Good luck came to Michelangelo with the advent of Monica Vitti in his life. It was associated with a romantic and creative relationship with the actress. For 10 years she accompanied the director. The first work in Antonioni and Vitty filmography was "Creek", released in 1957. The Italians met the project is cool, but in France, he is overtaking.
The director gained fame in the 1960s, when at the Cannes Festival presented the picture "Adventure". She demonstrated the formed non-standard antonion style. Michelangelo preferred to call him "Noir on the contrary."
Following the "adventure" in 1961, the film "Night" came out, and a year later, "Eclipse". Projects have become a trilogy, united by style and theme. They starred Alain Delon, Jean Mare and Marcello Mastroanni. Ribbons brought Antonioni awards and professional recognition.
In 1964, the premiere of the Red Desert, which was consonant with previous projects. It was the first color cinema Antonioni. The author changed the approach to the visual component, and a landscape image played a large role in it.
The legendary film Michelangelo Antonione is considered to be "photo ending", which appeared in 1966. It was the first draft director in English. Shooting occurred in the UK. After him, the director's career went to the decline.
In the 1970s, he worked in the United States, withdrawing several films, including the failure "Zabriski Point" and a successful "profession: reporter" with Jack Nicholson. At sunset life, the director traveled a lot, fond of filming of documentaries.
Among the awards of the author of scenarios and the director were the "Golden Bear", "Golden Lion", "Oscar", and others.
Death
The director died in July 2007. The causes of death were quite natural: the director was 94 years old. Inheritance, descendants, he left memorable photos and several dozen kinocartin.Filmography
- 1957 - "Creek"
- 1960 - "Adventure"
- 1961 - "Night"
- 1962 - "Eclipse"
- 1964 - "Red Desert"
- 1967 - "BLOU-AP"
- 1970 - "Zabriski Point"
- 1975 - "Profession: Reporter"
- 1982 - "Identification of Women"