Michelangelo Antonioni
Italian film director and screenwriter (1912–2007)
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Michelangelo Antonioni Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (/ænˌtoʊniˈoʊni/, Italian: [mikeˈlandʒelo antoˈnjoːni]; 29 September 1912 – 30 July 2007) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, editor, and painter. His best known movie is Blowup, made in 1966. He died on the same day as Ingmar Bergman, another famous director. He was born in Ferrara and died in Rome.
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| Born | 29 September 1912 |
| Died | 30 July 2007 (aged 94) Rome, Italy |
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| Years active | 1942–2004 |
| Spouse(s) | Letizia Balboni (1942–1954) Enrica Antonioni (1986–2007) |
| Awards | FIPRESCI Prize from Berlin International Film Festival 1961 Body of the work Golden Bear 1961 La notte Bodil Award for Best European Film 1976 Professione: reporter 35th Anniversary Prize from Cannes Film Festival 1982 Identificazione di una donna Palme d'Or 1967 Blowup Jury Special Prize from Cannes Film Festival 1962 L'eclisse Jury Prize from Cannes Film Festival 1960 L'avventura Luchino Visconti Award 1976 European Film Award 1993 Lifetime Achievement Flaiano International Prize 2000 Career Award Best Foreign Film Award from French Syndicate of Cinema Critics 1968 Blowup Golden Career Gryphon 1996 François Truffaut Award 1991 Istanbul Film Festival 1996 Lifetime Achievement Silver Ribbon for Best Director 1976 Professione: reporter 1962 La notte 1956 Le amiche Silver Ribbon for Best Director of Foreign Film 1968 Blowup Special Silver Ribbon for the human and stylistic values 1951 Cronaca di un amore Silver Ribbon for Best Documentary 1950 L'amorosa menzogna 1948 Nettezza urbana KCFCC Award for Best Director 1968 Blowup Golden Leopard from Locarno Film Festival 1957 Il grido Sutherland Trophy 1960 L'avventura Grand Prix Special des Amériques from Montréal Film Festival 1995 Exceptional contribution to the art Special Citation from NSFC 2001 Career NSFC Award for Best Director 1967 Blowup FIPRESCI Prize from Valladolid Film Festival 2004 Lo sguardo di Michelangelo Pietro Bianchi Award 1998 Golden Lion 1983 Career 1964 Il deserto rosso FIPRESCI Prize from Venice Film Festival 1995 Beyond the Clouds 1964 Il deserto rosso Silver Lion 1955 Le amiche |