Michelangelo Antonioni (1912-2007) was an influential Italian film director and screenwriter, a key figure in modern cinema. Emerging in the post-war period, he evolved from Neorealism towards a personal style that explores the complexity of contemporary life, alienation, solitude, and the incommunicability between individuals.

His cinema is characterized by a refined visual language, featuring long takes, eloquent silences, and a deep focus on character psychology and the urban or natural spaces that reflect their state of mind. His films often lack a conventional plot, focusing instead on the exploration of relationships and existential crisis.

Among his most celebrated works, the "trilogy of incommunicability" – L'Avventura (1960), La Notte (1961), and L'Eclisse (1962) – redefined cinematic narrative, illustrating the difficulty of finding meaning and connection in the modern world. Subsequently, films such as Blow-Up (1966), which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes, and Professione: Reporter (The Passenger, 1975) solidified his international reputation as a master at capturing the anguish and nuances of the human psyche.