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| Italian film director Michelangelo Antonioni, renowned for his 1966 release Blow-Up, has died aged 94. | Italian film director Michelangelo Antonioni, renowned for his 1966 release Blow-Up, has died aged 94. |
| He gained two Oscar nominations for the iconic release, and was awarded an honorary Academy Award for his life's work in 1995. | He gained two Oscar nominations for the iconic release, and was awarded an honorary Academy Award for his life's work in 1995. |
| His Italian language films, including La Notte, also won recognition during his career, which began in the 1940s. | His Italian language films, including La Notte, also won recognition during his career, which began in the 1940s. |
| The director died peacefully at home on Tuesday night, according to his wife, actress Enrica Fico. | The director died peacefully at home on Tuesday night, according to his wife, actress Enrica Fico. |
| Antonioni was born in 1912 in Ferrara, a small town in the north-east of Italy. | Antonioni was born in 1912 in Ferrara, a small town in the north-east of Italy. |
| He studied economics at the University of Bologna, but came to attention as a film critic when he savagely criticised the Italian comedies of the 1930s. | He studied economics at the University of Bologna, but came to attention as a film critic when he savagely criticised the Italian comedies of the 1930s. |
| In the 1940s, he enrolled at Centro Sperimentale, Italy's national film school, and soon began working as a scriptwriter, collaborating with directors such as Roberto Rossellini and Enrico Fulchignoni. | In the 1940s, he enrolled at Centro Sperimentale, Italy's national film school, and soon began working as a scriptwriter, collaborating with directors such as Roberto Rossellini and Enrico Fulchignoni. |
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| His debut feature film, Story of A Love Affair, was released in 1950, but he did not achieve international success until L'avventura (The Adventure) in 1960. | |
| The film, which won the special jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival, tells the story of a group of couples who take a boat trip to an island off the coast of Sicily. | |
| One of the party, a young woman called Anna, wanders off and becomes lost. | |
| As they search for her, Anna's boyfriend and best friend become attracted to one another and eventually forget about their former companion. | |
| The film's premiere at Cannes was a disaster, with the audience jeering the film when they found out the mystery of Anna's disappearance would never be resolved. | |
| But the critics loved it, and L'avventura went on to be acknowledged as a classic. |