In '' Le Amiche '' ( 1955 ) , Antonioni experimented with a radical new style : instead of a conventional narrative , he presented a series of apparently disconnected events , and he used long takes as part of his film making style . Antonioni returned to their use in '' L'avventura '' ( 1960 ) , which became his first international success . At the Cannes Film Festival it received a mixture of cheers and boos , but the film was popular in art house cinemas around the world . '' La notte '' ( 1961 ) , starring Jeanne Moreau and Marcello Mastroianni , and '' L'Eclisse '' ( 1962 ) , starring Alain Delon , followed '' L'avventura '' . These three films are commonly referred to as a trilogy because they are stylistically similar and all concerned with the alienation of man in the modern world . '' La notte '' won the Golden Bear award at the 11th Berlin International Film Festival , His first color film , '' Il deserto rosso '' ( '' The Red Desert '' , 1964 ) , deals with similar themes , and is sometimes considered the fourth film of the " trilogy " . All of these films star Monica Vitti , his lover during that period
11th Berlin International Film Festival
11th Berlin International Film Festival
Michelangelo Antonioni