Prod.: Emanuele Cassuto, Script: Michelangelo Antonioni, Ennio Flaiano, Tonino Guerra, Dir.: Michelangelo Antonioni, Dir. of Phot.: Gianni Di Venanzo, Compos.: Giorgio Gaslini, Prod. Design: Piero Zuffi, Sound: Claudio Maielli, Edit.: Eraldo Da Roma. Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau, Monica Vitti, Bernhard Wicki.
Giovanni, a successful writer, and his wife Lydia visit their friend Tommaso, who is dying in a hospital. After their visit Giovanni goes to a promotional party for his new book, and Lydia visits their old living area of Milano. They meet back at home and decide to visit the party of a billionaire, who wants Giovanni to write a book about the history of his company. Both have flirtations, and they both notice this fact. Lydia phones the hospital and is informed that Tommaso is dead. In the morning she tells her husband that she doesn't love him anymore.
Awards
Golden Bear (Berlin IFF, 1961), David di Donatello Award (Best Director, 1961).
Production Companies
Nepi Film
Silver Films
Sofitedip
Antonioni, Michelangelo
Nationality: Italian. Born: Ferrara, Italy, 29 September 1912. Education: Studied at University of Bologna, 1931–35, and at Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografica, Rome, 1940–41. Career: Journalist and bank teller, 1935–39; moved to Rome, 1939; film critic for Cinema (Rome) and others, 1940–49; assistant director on I due Foscari (Fulchignoni), 1942; wrote screenplays for Rossellini, Fellini, and others, 1942–52; directed first film, Gente del Po, 1943 (released 1947). Awards: Special Jury Prize, Cannes Festival, for L'avventura, 1960, and L'eclisse, 1962; FIPRESCI Award from Venice Festival, for Il deserto Rosso, 1964; Best Director Award, National Society of Film Critics, for Blow-Up, 1966; Palme d'Or, Cannes Festival, for Blow-Up, 1967; Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement in Film, 1995. Died in Rome, Italy, 30 July, 2007.
Nationality: Italian. Born: Ferrara, Italy, 29 September 1912. Education: Studied at University of Bologna, 1931–35, and at Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografica, Rome, 1940–41. Career: Journalist and bank teller, 1935–39; moved to Rome, 1939; film critic for Cinema (Rome) and others, 1940–49; assistant director on I due Foscari (Fulchignoni), 1942; wrote screenplays for Rossellini, Fellini, and others, 1942–52; directed first film, Gente del Po, 1943 (released 1947). Awards: Special Jury Prize, Cannes Festival, for L'avventura, 1960, and L'eclisse, 1962; FIPRESCI Award from Venice Festival, for Il deserto Rosso, 1964; Best Director Award, National Society of Film Critics, for Blow-Up, 1966; Palme d'Or, Cannes Festival, for Blow-Up, 1967; Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement in Film, 1995. Died in Rome, Italy, 30 July, 2007.
