Name: Michelangelo Antonioni
Date of Birth: Burglars stole an Oscar, awarded for career achievement, from his Rome apartment during the Christmas holidays. [December 1996] In 1940, he worked as an editorial secretary for "Cinema", an entertainment magazine published by the Fascist Entertainment Guild, and edited by the son of Benito Mussolini. Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985". Pages 59-69. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988. In 1985 he suffered a stroke that left him partially paralyzed and unable to speak.He was unable to finish any film project until 1995, when he released Beyond the Clouds (1995), co-directed by German director Wim Wenders. ... Son of Elisabetta and Carlo Antonioni. Was fluent in French. Member of a circle that revolved around the magazine "Cinema", who developed the Italian neorealism, reflecting the changes in Italian everyday life during the postwar period. Considered himself a Marxist intellectual. He was made a Fellow of the British Film Institute, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to film culture. The great Italian director is noted in Oscar history for delivering the shortest acceptance speech when he received his Honorary Award in 1995: "Grazie". Read more Michelangelo Antonioni movies (director)User Comments |
