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Film director Antonioni dies at 94 (AP)

Italian movie director Michelangelo Antonioni gestures during a photocall in Venice, Italy, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2002. Antonioni is at the 59th Venice Film Festival to receive the 'San Marco' prize for his career. Antonioni died Monday, July 30, 2007. He was 95 years old. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)AP - In Michelangelo Antonioni’s movies, dialogue was sparse, shots lengthy and action minimal. This abstract style and a ruthless exploration of the malaise of modern man made the Italian director a darling of avant-garde cinema and a celebrated filmmaker across the world.

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