Antonioni

American  

[ahn-taw-nyaw-nee, an-toh-nee-oh-nee] / ˌɑn tɔˈnyɔ ni, ænˌtoʊ niˈoʊ ni /

noun

1. Michelangelo 1912–2007, Italian film director.

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Antonioni British  

/ ˌæntəʊnɪˈəʊnɪ /

noun

1. Michelangelo (mikeˈlandʒelo). 1912–2007, Italian film director; his films include L'Avventura (1959), La Notte (1961), Blow-Up (1966), Zabriskie Point (1970), Beyond the Clouds (1995), and Just To Be Together (2002)

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Example Sentences

We are told of his riding an elephant with Michelangelo Antonioni, and his likening of Andrei Tarkovsky to a younger brother.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

She also mentioned several filmmakers who had been inspiring to her: Michelangelo Antonioni, Wong Kar-wai, Bob Fosse and Jean-Luc Godard.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2024

Mr. Antonioni began talking openly about his depression in 2003, after a newspaper reporter asked why he was working on suicide prevention.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2023

And I was really getting into European cinema you both spoke about — Antonioni, Fellini and Truffaut.

From Salon • Mar. 2, 2022

They agree to go to the Film Forum on Sunday afternoon, to see the Antonioni double feature that Lydia and Gerald have recently been to and recommended over dinner.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri