The star of Michelangelo Antonioni's 'L’Avventura' (1960) and 'La Notte' (1961) died after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
Monica Vitti, an Italian cinema icon and muse to legendary director Michelangelo Antonioni, has died. She was 90.
Italian news agency ANSA reported the news on Wednesday, citing a Twitter post by the former mayor of Rome, Walter Veltroni. Agence France-Presse later reported that the Italian culture ministry has confirmed her death, calling her “an icon best known for her starring roles in films by Michelangelo Antonioni.”La NotteItalian director and politician Walter Veltroni confirmed her death via Twitter on behalf of Vitti’s longterm partner, Roberto Russo.
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