Now it's Antonioni...

Two great filmmakers bid us farewell within two days (and really three within a month)... it's just too much for me, really.  

Italian film director Michelangelo Antonioni died today at the age of 94.  Another huge loss for cinephiles around the world.  "Blow Up" (1966, starring Vanessa Redgrave) was one of his international hits...  man, that was a great film...

Like Derek said, I shouldn't feel too sad as both directors did live their lives to the fullest, and have created many great films throughout their careers.  Also like Bergman, Antonioni passed away in his home peacefully surrounded by family members.

One thing I love when I was reading this article about Antonioni, he had suffered a stroke in 1985 that left him partially paralysed, but he continued to work behind the camera and make films. 

"Filming for me is living," he said.

I think that sums up everything...