Monday, August 13, 2007

Antonioni and Bergman


"The Man Who Set Film Free" is an article from the August 12 edition of the New York Times. It is written by Martin Scorsese about the great European director Michelangelo Antonioni, who recently died in July. Above is the actress (seen in many Antonioni films) Monica Vitti in L'Avventura.


In a companion piece, "The Man Who Asked Hard Questions" is about the acclaimed Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, who died on the same day as Antonioni, written by Woody Allen. Bergman is seen above with Sven Nykvist, the amazing cinematographer and often collaborator.

They are both excellent and interesting articles about two talented filmmakers with impressive bodies of work.

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