Michelangelo Antonioni: Lo sguardo che ha cambiato il cinema

The great movie director, Michelangelo Antonioni.

One of the few to win the three European Grand Slams, a tear-jerker to watch, and truly a favorite director. Compared to Bergman's interview, which revealed a hint of hypocrisy, and Godard's unruly attitude all his life, Antonioni is a breath of fresh air in the world of directors. Antonioni seems to be a breeze in the director, kindly grandfather. In just 55 minutes, he encapsulates the life of the legendary director (who looks a bit like Martin The great movie director, Michelangelo Antonioni.

One of the few to win the three European Grand Slams, a tear-jerker to watch, and truly a favorite director. Compared to Bergman's interview, which revealed a hint of hypocrisy, and Godard's unruly attitude all his life, Antonioni is a breath of fresh air in the world of directors. Antonioni seems to be a breeze in the director, kindly grandfather. In just 55 minutes, he encapsulates the life of the legendary director (who looks a bit like Martin Scorsese).

If you have access to the Criterion DVD of The Eclipse you might take an hour to watch this supplement which includes numerous clips of Antonioni philosophizing, a few clips with his collaborators, and tidbits from most of his work.

The most interesting bits of footage are the "filming of" clips from several titles and an entire deleted scene from L'Avventura which would have added some humor to that otherwise somber film.

The least interesting parts are the clips of the director philosophizing. It would have been more helpful to have feedback from more of the people who worked with him. Maybe even from a few articulate critics. Scenes of him receiving awards at festivals are, expectedly, as uninspiring as footage from your typical Academy Awards ceremony.

For some reason a number of the films are not represented by actual clips (the best option for giving viewers a taste ) but instead by still footage .