Michelangelo Antonioni & The Emptiness of Modern Life

After a hectic month away, the show is back for a look at the life of Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni (1912-2007) and his portraits of existential dread in the modern world.

Antonioni helped pave the way for Italy's post-war neorealist movement with a series of short documentaries, then set a new standard for European art films in the 60s with L'Avventura, La Notte, L'Eclisse, and Red Desert. We'll revisit these beloved works and their depictions of alienation, loss of communication between lovers, and superficiality and materialism supplanting traditional values in Antonioni's industrialized Italy. Listen, like, subscribe, and remember to leave the show a rating/review on your podcast platform of choice.

NOTE: As we've done previously with foreign filmmakers, the clips from films and interviews are in Antonioni's mother tongue and in some cases, French, which he spoke fluently. Kisses many.