from guardian unlimited:
"Michelangelo Antonioni, one of the most innovative and distinctive film-makers of the 20th century, has died at the age of 94. The Italian director died at his home in Rome on Monday evening, less than 24 hours after the death of Ingmar Bergman - that other great giant of European art-house cinema.
"Alongside his near contemporary Federico Fellini, Antonioni signalled a break with the "neorealist" style that flourished in Italy at the end of the second world war. In contrast to the working class parables of Vittorio De Sica and Roberto Rossellini, his films were cool and stylised, traditionally focusing on the experiences of an alienated bourgeoisie. Antonioni made his film debut with Cronaca di un amore in 1950. International success followed with the release of his classic L'Avventura in 1960."
4 comments:
Two in a row. wow. Who's next? Godard?
But anyway, they are both pretty old. So it is not very surprising.
And Joe, you are faster than Criterion
I like how Criterion has been pretty slow lately with updating their website, but the second someone dies they manage to post it
i bet they're saying, "we were gonna launch that new online store we've been talking about for months, but we've got some obituaries to write!"
You beat me to it. I thought I would actually make a post for once. I've been meaning to see Blowup for a while.
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