Q 01/05

Which nationality was Michelangelo Antonioni?

A) Swiss

B) French

C) Italian

D) Spanish

Answer · why

C) Italian

He was born in Ferrara in 1912 into a prosperous family of landowners.

Q 02/05

Which three films make up Antonioni's so-called 'alienation trilogy'?

A) Blowup, Zabriskie Point and The Passenger

B) L'Avventura, La Notte and L'Eclisse

C) Il Grido, Le Amiche and I Vinti

D) Red Desert, La Notte and Blowup

Answer · why

B) L'Avventura, La Notte and L'Eclisse

Released in 1960, 1961 and 1962; The Red Desert (1964) is sometimes counted as a fourth.

Q 03/05

Antonioni was the first director to win which four festival prizes?

A) Golden Bear, Golden Lion, Golden Globe and César

B) Palme d'Or, Golden Lion, Oscar and BAFTA

C) Palme d'Or, Golden Lion, Golden Bear and Golden Leopard

D) Palme d'Or, Golden Leopard, Silver Bear and David

Answer · why

C) Palme d'Or, Golden Lion, Golden Bear and Golden Leopard

Only Jafar Panahi has since matched the set from Cannes, Venice, Berlin and Locarno.

Q 04/05

In which city was Antonioni born?

A) Milan

B) Ferrara

C) Bologna

D) Rome

Answer · why

B) Ferrara

He was buried there in August 2007 after lying in state at Rome's City Hall.

Q 05/05

Which instrument did the young Antonioni play in his first concert at age nine?

A) Violin

B) Piano

C) Clarinet

D) Cello

Answer · why

A) Violin

He gave it up when he discovered cinema, but drawing stayed a lifelong passion.