Highest rated as cast or director
Michelangelo Antonioni's 5 titles from the 1960s have a median Balasaur Score of 79, led by L'Avventura (81) and La Notte (80), against 70 for those from the 1950s.
Biography
Michelangelo Antonioni, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (29 September 1912 – 30 July 2007) was an Italian modernist film director, screenwriter, editor, and short story writer. Best known for his "trilogy on modernity and its discontents" — L'Avventura (1960), La Notte (1961), and L'Eclisse (1962), as well as the English-language Blowup (1966), Antonioni "redefined the concept of narrative cinema" and challenged traditional approaches to storytelling, realism, drama, and the world at large. He produced "enigmatic and intricate mood pieces" and rejected action in favor of contemplation, focusing on image and design over character and story. His films defined a "cinema of possibilities". Antonioni received numerous awards and nominations throughout his career, including the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize (1960, 1962), Palme d'Or (1966), and 35th Anniversary Prize (1982); the Venice Film Festival Silver Lion (1955), Golden Lion (1964), FIPRESCI Prize (1964, 1995), and Pietro Bianchi Award (1998); the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Silver Ribbon eight times; and an honorary Academy Award in 1995. He is one of three directors to have won the Palme d'Or, the Golden Lion and the Golden Bear, and the only director to have won these three and the Golden Leopard.
Directed 40
2000s
- 2004
Michelangelo Eye to Eye
Director
1990s
- 1997
Sicily
Director
- 1995
Beyond the Clouds
Director
- 1993
Noto, Almond Trees, Volcano, Stromboli, Carnival
Director
- 1992
Kumbha Mela
Director
- 1990
Un po' di Giappone
Director
1980s
- 1989
12 Directors for 12 Cities
Director
Roma
Director
- 1984
Gianna Nannini: Fotoromanza
Director
- 1983
Return to Lisca Bianca Island
Director
- 1982
- 1981
The Mystery of Oberwald
Director
1970s
- 1975
- 1972
Chung Kuo: China
Director
Chung Kuo-Cina
Director
- 1970
1960s
- 1966
- 1965
The Three Faces
Director
Il provino
Director
- 1964
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
Sign of the Gladiator
Second Unit Director
- 1958
Tempest
Assistant Director
- 1957
- 1955
Le Amiche
Director
- 1953
The Lady Without Camelias
Director
- 1950
The Villa of Monsters
Director
The Funicular of Mount Faloria
Director
1940s
- 1949
Lies of Love
Director
- 1948
Superstition
Director
Seven Reeds, One Dress
Director
N.U.
Director
- 1947
People of the Po Valley
Director
- 1942
The Devil's Envoys
Assistant Director
Wrote 34
2000s
- 2008
Sweet Ruin
Screenplay
- 2004
Michelangelo Eye to Eye
Writer
1990s
- 1995
Beyond the Clouds
Book, Screenplay
To Make a Film Is to Be Alive
Writer
1980s
- 1989
Roma
Writer
- 1983
Return to Lisca Bianca Island
Writer
- 1982
- 1981
The Mystery of Oberwald
Writer
1970s
- 1975
- 1972
Chung Kuo: China
Writer
- 1970
1960s
- 1966
- 1965
Il provino
Writer
- 1964
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960
1950s
- 1957
- 1955
Le Amiche
Screenplay
- 1953
The Lady Without Camelias
Screenplay, Story
- 1952
- 1950
The Villa of Monsters
Writer
1940s
- 1949
Lies of Love
Writer
- 1948
Superstition
Writer
Seven Reeds, One Dress
Writer
N.U.
Writer
- 1947
Tragic Hunt
Screenplay
People of the Po Valley
Writer
- 1942
I due Foscari
Screenplay
A Pilot Returns
Screenplay
Edited 13
1990s
- 1995
Beyond the Clouds
Editor
- 1993
Noto, Almond Trees, Volcano, Stromboli, Carnival
Editor
- 1992
Kumbha Mela
Editor
1980s
- 1983
Return to Lisca Bianca Island
Editor
- 1982
- 1981
The Mystery of Oberwald
Editor
1970s
- 1975
- 1970
1950s
- 1950
The Villa of Monsters
Editor
1940s
- 1949
Lies of Love
Editor
- 1948
Superstition
Editor
Seven Reeds, One Dress
Editor
N.U.
Editor
Acted in 2
2000s
- 2006
A Thousand and One Monica
Movie
- 2004
Words in Progress
Movie
Sound 2
1940s
- 1949
Lies of Love
Sound
- 1948
Seven Reeds, One Dress
Sound
Other crew 1
2000s
- 2008
Palermo Shooting
In Memory Of
Camera 1
1990s
- 1992
Kumbha Mela
Director of Photography
Produced 1
1990s
- 1997
Sicily
Producer
Appearances23
2010s
- 2018
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- 2017
Monica Vitti, une étoile dans la nuit
Self (archive footage)
- 2012
Close Up
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2009
Wandering Heart
Self
- 2007
Autoritratto Auschwitz. L'occhio è per così dire l'evoluzione biologica di una lagrima
Self
- 2004
Michelangelo Eye to Eye
Self
- 2002
Fame, Fashion and Photography: The Real Blow Up
Self (archive footage)
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
- 2001
Michelangelo Antonioni: The Eye That Changed Cinema
Self (archive footage)
1990s
- 1995
To Make a Film Is to Be Alive
Self (uncredited)
Dear Antonioni
Self
- 1990
Un po' di Giappone
Self (uncredited)
1980s
- 1985
Room 666
Self
Antonioni, la dernière séquence
himself
- 1984
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
Self
1970s
- 1978
Antonioni visto da Antonioni
Self
1960s
- 1968
Underground New York
Self
- 1967
Cinéma et Réalité
Self
- 1965
Antonioni: Documents and Testimonials
Self
1950s
- 1954
Reflets de Cannes
Self · 1 episode
- 1953
No release date
I Am Not God But I Am Michelangelo Antonioni
Self (archive footage)
Thanked in the credits1
1960s
- 1965
