Retrospective on Michelangelo Antonioni

Cinema

Apr 142015

The 9 April to the 19 July 2015, the Cinémathèque Française in Paris presents a retrospective on the Italian filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni.

antonioni-240x300 Heroes of modern cinema, Antonioni profoundly influenced Visual arts of the 20th century to the present day. The exhibition dedicated to him was born in Ferrara, his hometown. The archives of the filmmaker were filed, What helped Dominique Païni to develop a beautiful exhibition unveiling unsung aspects, and other more known, a life devoted to the art of film, all component a staggering trajectory. The exhibition is held at the Cinémathèque, accompanied by a catalogue with texts, documents and testimony.

Ferrara, the birthplace of Michelangelo Antonioni, has acquired a large archive of documents that belonged to the filmmaker : photographs, manuscripts, scenarios, testimonies of friends and collaborators, prestigious correspondence, paintings and various plastic work of filmmaker. Documentation of a life, one of the most important designers of the 20th century. This rich archive, who is discover the work of Antonioni in the diversity of its artistic aspects, is presented at the Cinémathèque Française, accompanied by a retrospective of filmed work.

The exhibition displays, against, Excerpts from films, photographs showing the work of creation and biographical intimacy, plastic works which fed the eye of filmmaker, who was painter also, writings and rare documents revealing the power of the invention of the forms and dreams, notes and images gleaned and compiled according to the principles of a collection including the erotic fascination and the glare of the faces of actresses is together with the rigour of a method.

A CONTEMPORARY FILMMAKER

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Michelangelo Antonioni and Monica Vitti

Antonioni is the filmmaker who belonged to the generation of post-war that responds to critical issues that lives and arises the humanity of these beginnings of 21st century. And if we are strongly concerned now with the work antonionienne, in an aesthetic and existential manner rather than ideological, This precisely reveals its relevance at the time of the final invalidation of the global systems of explanation of the world and helpless peoples misunderstanding before the chaotic evolution of societies. The direction of the actors and the dialogues expressing weariness and boredom of a social class which Antonioni describes the divestment on the practical orientation of the reality. These stories rooted in the Italy of the years 60, lead to ideological and moral fractures globalized years 70, What Antonioni know translate, in an exceptional way, in staged that made him the Director of the youth, contemporary and fashion : Antonioni was at the origins of the 'Pop '. ! En 2015, Zabriskie Point and Blow up remain today movies, forward to today.

Official website of the exhibition