7 rare shorts from Antonioni's late period, 1978 - 1997. Many are deceptively simple, yet beautifully shot documentaries.
Return to Lisca Bianca (Ritorno a Lisca Bianca) Antonioni's eerie return visit, more than two decades later, to the island setting of his L'Avventura. 1983. 10 mins. S/T
Fotoromanza Antonioni's music video for singer Gianna Nannini. 1984. 4 mins.
Kumbha Mela Antonioni's footage of the important Indian religious festival, which takes place at the confluence of the Ganges, Jamuna and Saraswati rivers. 1977-89. 18 mins. S/T
Roma '90 A portrait of Rome, made as part of a series of a dozen films in which Italian filmmakers profiled the 12 Italian cities hosting the 1990 World Cup. 1990. 9 mins. S/T
Noto Mandorli Vulcano Stromboli Carnevale (Volcanoes and Carnival)
Made for the Italian pavilion at the 1992 Seville Expo, a wordless outlook on five aspects of Sicily. 1992. 10 mins. S/T
Noto, Mandorli, Vulcano, Carnevale (1992): A recent project for Antonioni, made in June 1992 for the Italian pavilion at the Seville Expo. This film, as its title suggests, is structured around five different outlooks on Sicily: a return to Noto, one of the places in L'Avventura; an in-depth look at the Stromboli and Vulcano volcanoes; images on an almond tree in bloom on the hills of Noto; and, finally, a look at the carnival of Acireale. 10min S/T
Sicilia 1997. 9 mins. S/T