Monthly Archives: April 2009

Antonioni v. Lumet: Match #1, Set #2

Set #2 takes place in 1960. Lumet strides onto the court looking confident. He pulls a Tennessee Williams signature model out of his bag: The Fugitive Kind, an adaptation of his stage play Orpheus Descending. He answers Antonioni’s move from the last set with a bold one of his own. He’s cast an Italian actress [...]

Antonioni v. Lumet: Match #1, Set #1

Michelangelo Antonioni (Italy) is out on the court and will be serving first. He reaches into his bag and pulls out Il Grido. It looks like an Italian make but most of its parts are actually American. He’s definitely not afraid to attack his opponent on familiar ground. He has cast American actors in almost [...]