Antonioni (Hardcover)

From the Publisher: The cinema of Michelangelo Antonioni (1912-2007) embodies - more than that of any other|director - the substance of European art cinema. Antonioni's films are intensely stylized, stylish,|demanding, beautiful, daring, frustrating, and gratifying. Antonioni died on 30 July 2007, eerily|the exact same day that his art cinema rival Ingmar Bergman also passed away. Antonioni's|death - perhaps too conveniently - seemed to mark a terminal point in film history. More|importantly, his death brought home immediately the need to reassess Antonioni's contribution|to world cinema.This collection of new essays by leading film scholarsaddresses Michelangelo Antonionias apre-eminent figure in European art cinema, explores his continuing influence and legacy, and engages with his ability to both interpret and shape ideas of modernity and modern cinema.