Michelangelo Antonioni

The first movie I watched that was directed by Antonioni was "L'Eclisse". I had watched it because Alain Delon was playing in the movie. I was attracted to Antonioni's style of directing from the very first minute, the long opening scene with the fan blowing in the room. And the movie concluded with a long take of empty streets. I simply loved it, just because of this style some US directors criticized him. That’s one of the reasons I prefer French and Italian cinema over Hollywood.

Then I watched the remaining of the trilogy from the beginning, “L'Avventura” and “La Notte”. With every movie the taste I received increased. The most I loved being “L'Eclisse”.

Later I watched his first color film “Il Deserto Rosso”. In all those movies Monica Vitti just played perfect with her beauty.

Finally, I watched “Blowup”. It was unbelievable. Unlike his other movies, even Hollywood fans would love this one. It’s in English also. I love Mime and the final scene just stole my heart.

I watched Antonioni’s movies after watching so many 1960s era black and white European movies. In order to appreciate his style, you should watch other movies of that era first. If you directly jump from present-day Hollywood movies and Netflix series, you wouldn’t understand Antonioni’s movies and would be wasting your time. It’s like a PhD level course. If you don't pass from the prerequisites, you wouldn't understand it.