Talk:Michelangelo Antonioni/Archive 1

2006–2010

Stuff

Is it me, or is the Work section too emphasized on the commercial aspect of Antonioni's movies which, given that they don't have a large appeal to the general public, isn't relevant or even intended. I also question Vanessa Redgrave's contribution to the commercial success of Blow-up. She may be a popular actress at that time, but that particular sentence reads to me like it's been added by a subjective Redgrave fan. And while Antonioni's main theme was portraying the life of the aimless boohz-wah-zhee, I don't think the Themes paragraph should be opened with critics doubting Antonioni's faithfulness to his political views (Who are those unreferenced critics to begin with?) More focus on the "new language" Antonioni created would improve that section - imo, etc.

eta: Ingmar Bergman once said that he doesn't understand why Antonioni is held in such high esteem. Isn't it a bit deceiving to cite him as an admirer of some of Antonioni's films without mentioning the criticism as well?

Igorrr 15:49, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Monica Vitti

The first paragraph of the "Work" section, after a brief introduction to Antonioni's first four films, states that "Actress Monica Vitti appears in L'Avventura (1960), L'eclisse (1962), and Il deserto rosso (1964)," but wasn't she also in La Notte, as the disaffected daughter of the host of the party? Casey Gibbs 21:04, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

• Yes, she is in La Notte as the daughter of the billionaire —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.175.23.25 (talk) 14:52, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Neutrality

The aesthetic qualities of films are intrinsically subjective. There is no objective criteria to distinguish Antonioni from Roger Corman. A neutral article would not distinguish, but would also be much less informative. A great director doesn't make something bigger, faster, taller, more profitable (necessarily), or anything else objectively greater.

The Mona Lisa is an Italian painting. So is the picture on a sardine can.66.218.190.100 18:24, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

It doesn't mean we can't say Antonioni is a great artist. It just means we have to say who says he's a great artist. So find some good quotes and it'll be fine. Cop 663 18:31, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Caption

the caption under the photo reads Michelangelo Antonioni, January 2008

but this article states Died July 30, 2007

now unless he is a zombie.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.117.9.103 (talk) 21:40, 21 November 2010 (UTC)

Fixed, seems someone muddled that with the image's Flickr upload date. Gwen Gale (talk) 21:59, 21 November 2010 (UTC)