How Antonioni Uses Locations 

I agree he was great but greatest is a matter of opinion. Out of the Italian filmmakers, Vittorio de sica and his films two women, bicycle thieves and Umberto d are my favorites. My favorite filmmaker of all time is Alfred Hitchcock. He may be overrated for some but he speaks to me more than the others when it comes to the craft of film. William Wyler. Best years of our lives is always in my top ten. I believe film should not just be art but impart inspiring messages. And that leads to peter jackson and George Lucas. The messages they deliver in lord of the rings and Star Wars. The world building. Same with Ang Lee with crouching tiger. Terrence Malick presents just as visually pleasing artistry but is also more clearly philosophical. Fred Zinnemann’s High Noon and The Men are two of my favorite movies of all time.

Acdragonrider Videos of course greatest is always a matter of subjective judgement. The reason I consider Antonioni greater than De Sica, for instance, is that he explores with greater depth inter-human dynamics, with attention to how social-economic conditions may affect those dynamics. Il Grido from 1957 is about a poor worker who travels senselessly in northern Italy after his partner leaves him. Antonioni was accused of inserting bourgeoisie intimate problems into a worker’s mind. Antonioni replied that workers are human too, they have feelings and engage in complicated relationships which, if anything, may turn out to be even more complicated because of their disadvantaged social-economic conditions. In a way, I’d say that Antonioni was more realist than De Sica, in that he got closer to human inner reality than De Sica. Antonioni was also great in creating images - both visual and in terms of atmospheres - with which he could tell a story without any need of a plot. My opinion, of course!

Acdragonrider Videos of all others you mention, I’m fully with you as regards Hitchcock. He’s often deeper than most people think (and perhaps he himself). Wyler is great, agreed. Not a big fan of Star Wars (no-one is perfect). I liked Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, although I think he failed to capture the sweet seriousness of the book. Crouching Tiger is a gem, but I wouldn’t consider it a great movie. Again, my opinion!

@@riccardoalcaro8483 Tarkovsky>Fellini>>>>>>Antonioni

Thanks Grace. Your Antonioni video is ace too (on 'Zabriskie Point' folks, check it out!).

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In Italian "Eclisse":-)

@@francescofilippi2824 Exactly ...!

We need to let 'TDI' know .... lol!