The cinema of Michelangelo Antonioni (1912-2007) embodies��ore than that of any other
director��he 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��erhaps too conveniently��eemed 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.
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This collection of new essays by leading film scholars�addresses Michelangelo Antonioni�as a�pre-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.�
