---
name: "Michelangelo Antonioni"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michelangelo-antonioni"
fi1m_id: "michelangelo-antonioni"
imdb_id: "nm0000774"
tmdb_id: 15189
wikidata_id: "Q55433"
roles: ["Director","Writer"]
born: "29 September 1912"
died: "30 July 2007"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 81
average_as: "director"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-26T15:58:00.302769+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Michelangelo Antonioni

## Identity

Michelangelo Antonioni

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michelangelo-antonioni
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michelangelo-antonioni
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000774
- **TMDB ID:** 15189
- **Wikidata ID:** Q55433
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo_Antonioni, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55433, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000774/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15189

Director and writer. Born 29 September 1912 in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Died 30 July 2007.

## Details

- **Work:** Director, Writer
- **Born:** 29 September 1912, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
- **Died:** 30 July 2007
- **Active:** 1960–1970
- **Also known as:** 미켈란젤로 안토니오니, 米开朗基罗·安东尼奥尼, Микельанджело Антониони
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 2 directing, 1 other
- **Frequently works with:** [Tonino Guerra](https://film.one/person/tonino-guerra.md), [Monica Vitti](https://film.one/person/monica-vitti.md), [Carlo Ponti](https://film.one/person/carlo-ponti.md)
- **Venice Film Festival:** 1 Venice prize (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 81, as director, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo_Antonioni, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55433, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000774/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/15189

## Biography

Michelangelo Antonioni was an Italian film director, screenwriter and editor. He was born on 29 September 1912 in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, and died on 30 July 2007 in Rome.

Antonioni studied economics at the University of Bologna. He is best known for the films *L'Avventura* (1960), *La Notte* (1961) and *L'Eclisse* (1962), often referred to as his trilogy on modernity, as well as *Blow-Up* (1966), *Red Desert* (1964), *Zabriskie Point* (1970) and *The Passenger* (1975). He also edited *Zabriskie Point*.

His work received numerous awards, including the Palme d'Or at Cannes for *Blow-Up*, the Golden Lion at Venice, and an honorary Academy Award in 1995.

*Sources: britannica.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (3)

### Directed (2) — the average rests on these

- *Blow-Up* (1966), Fi1m 74, Screenplay, Director, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/blow-up.md)
- *L'Eclisse* (1962), Fi1m 88, Story, Director, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/leclisse.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Tokyo Olympiad* (1965), Fi1m 88, Thanks — [page](https://film.one/film/tokyo-olympiad.md)

## Complete filmography (52)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Palermo Shooting* (2008), In Memory Of
- *Sweet Ruin* (2008), Screenplay
- *A Thousand and One Monica* (2006), Actor
- *Eros* (2004), Director, Writer
- *Michelangelo Eye to Eye* (2004), Director, Writer
- *Words in Progress* (2004), Actor
- *Sicily* (1997), Director, Producer
- *Beyond the Clouds* (1995), Director, Book, Screenplay, Editor
- *To Make a Film Is to Be Alive* (1995), Writer
- *Noto, Almond Trees, Volcano, Stromboli, Carnival* (1993), Director, Editor
- *Kumbha Mela* (1992), Director, Director of Photography, Editor
- *Un po' di Giappone* (1990), Director
- *12 Directors for 12 Cities* (1989), Director
- *Roma* (1989), Director, Writer
- *Gianna Nannini: Fotoromanza* (1984), Director
- *Return to Lisca Bianca Island* (1983), Director, Editor, Writer
- *Identification of a Woman* (1982), Director, Story, Screenplay, Editor
- *The Mystery of Oberwald* (1981), Writer, Director, Editor
- *The Passenger* (1975), Director, Editor, Screenplay
- *Chung Kuo: China* (1972), Director, Writer
- *Chung Kuo-Cina* (1972), series, Director
- *Zabriskie Point* (1970), Director, Screenplay, Story, Editor
- *Blow-Up* (1966), Screenplay, Director, Story — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/blow-up.md)
- *Tokyo Olympiad* (1965), Thanks — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/tokyo-olympiad.md)
- *The Three Faces* (1965), Director
- *Il provino* (1965), Director, Writer
- *Red Desert* (1964), Director, Screenplay, Story
- *L'Eclisse* (1962), Director, Story, Screenplay — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/leclisse.md)
- *La Notte* (1961), Story, Director, Screenplay
- *L'Avventura* (1960), Screenplay, Director, Story
- *Sign of the Gladiator* (1959), Second Unit Director
- *Tempest* (1958), Assistant Director
- *Il Grido* (1957), Director, Screenplay, Story
- *Le Amiche* (1955), Director, Screenplay
- *Love in the City* (1953), Director, Writer
- *The Vanquished* (1953), Director, Screenplay, Story
- *The Lady Without Camelias* (1953), Screenplay, Director, Story
- *The White Sheik* (1952), Story
- *Story of a Love Affair* (1950), Director, Story, Screenplay
- *The Villa of Monsters* (1950), Director, Writer, Editor
- *The Funicular of Mount Faloria* (1950), Director
- *Lies of Love* (1949), Director, Editor, Sound, Writer
- *Superstition* (1948), Director, Writer, Editor
- *Seven Reeds, One Dress* (1948), Director, Writer, Sound, Editor
- *N.U.* (1948), Director, Writer, Editor
- *Tragic Hunt* (1947), Screenplay
- *People of the Po Valley* (1947), Director, Writer
- *The Devil's Envoys* (1942), Assistant Director
- *I due Foscari* (1942), Screenplay
- *A Pilot Returns* (1942), Screenplay
- *Technically Sweet*, Screenplay
- *Japan 1984 – 7 Betacam Tapes*, Director

## Gallery

- ![Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : IconEST2](https://film.one/media/person/3877485/gallery-181050f9d9ee.jpg) Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : IconEST2 — Bibliothèque nationale de France, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Michelangelo_Antonioni_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Michelangelo_Antonioni_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Regisseur Michelangelo Antonioni in Rom. (1961)](https://film.one/media/person/3877485/gallery-2bba5ebfde91.jpg) Regisseur Michelangelo Antonioni in Rom. (1961) — Hans Krebs, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Michelangelo_Antonioni_Com_L10-0197-0003-0001.jpg/1280px-Michelangelo_Antonioni_Com_L10-0197-0003-0001.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Regisseur Michelangelo Antonioni in Rom. (1961)](https://film.one/media/person/3877485/gallery-9b428249faa5.jpg) Regisseur Michelangelo Antonioni in Rom. (1961) — Hans Krebs, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Michelangelo_Antonioni_Com_L10-0197-0002-0002.jpg/1280px-Michelangelo_Antonioni_Com_L10-0197-0002-0002.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Michelangelo Antonioni (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/3877485/gallery-af0a5ca1c417.jpg) Michelangelo Antonioni (2008) — Elena Torre from Viareggio, Italia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Michelangelo_Antonioni.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Michelangelo Antonioni](https://film.one/media/person/3877485/gallery-75efae21a4cd.jpg) Michelangelo Antonioni — Image via TMDB
- ![Michelangelo Antonioni](https://film.one/media/person/3877485/gallery-1d6972378ed3.jpg) Michelangelo Antonioni — Image via TMDB
- ![Michelangelo Antonioni](https://film.one/media/person/3877485/gallery-f9f6d17b40f1.jpg) Michelangelo Antonioni — Image via TMDB
- ![Vittorio Giacci con Michelangelo Antonioni (1992)](https://film.one/media/person/3877485/gallery-69f511b679f6.jpg) Vittorio Giacci con Michelangelo Antonioni (1992) — Gianluigi Fedeli, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Giacci_antonioni.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Michelangelo Antonioni sul set del film Al di là delle nuvole, Spazio Antonioni, Ferrara (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/3877485/gallery-a8f494dabd14.jpg) Michelangelo Antonioni sul set del film Al di là delle nuvole, Spazio Antonioni, Ferrara (2024) — Nicola Quirico, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Michelangelo_Antonioni_sul_set%2C_Ferrara_-_Spazio_Antonioni_-_2024-09-30_17-23-41_001.JPG/1280px-Michelangelo_Antonioni_sul_set%2C_Ferrara_-_Spazio_Antonioni_-_2024-09-30_17-23-41_001.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Michelangelo Antonioni](https://film.one/media/person/3877485/gallery-781691964475.jpg) Michelangelo Antonioni — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- 1967: Best Director (nominated), for *Blowup*
- 1967: Best Writing, Original Screenplay (nominated), for *Blowup*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- 1968: Best British Film (nominated), for *Blowup*
- 1961: Best Film (nominated), for *L'Avventura*

### Venice Film Festival — 1 won

- 1964: Golden Lion (won), for *Red Desert*

### Other awards — 13 won

- Academy Honorary Award 1994: Academy Honorary Award (won)
- European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award 1993: European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award (won)
- David di Donatello Luchino Visconti 1976: David di Donatello Luchino Visconti (won)
- Nastro d'argento for best non-Italian film 1968: Nastro d'argento for best non-Italian film (won), for *Blowup*
- National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director 1966: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director (won), for *Blowup*
- Jury Prize 1962: Jury Prize (won), for *Eclipse*
- David di Donatello for Best Director 1961: David di Donatello for Best Director (won), for *La Notte*
- Jury Prize 1960: Jury Prize (won), for *L'Avventura*
- Sutherland Trophy 1960: Sutherland Trophy (won), for *L'Avventura*
- Golden Leopard 1957: Golden Leopard (won), for *Il Grido*
- Grolla d'oro for Best Direction 1956: Grolla d'oro for Best Direction (won), for *Le Amiche*
- Nastro d'Argento for the director of the best film 1956: Nastro d'Argento for the director of the best film (won)
- Silver Lion 1955: Silver Lion (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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