Enrica Fico, the widow of Italian movie director Michelangelo Antonioni, touches his coffin during the funeral service at the Basilica of Saint George in Ferrara August 2, 2007. Antonioni, one of Italy's most influential post-war film directors whose portrayals of modern angst and alienation won him a cult following, died July 31, aged 94.(Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    ROME, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Italian famous director Michelangelo Antonioni, who died earlier this week at the age of 94, was buried on Thursday in his hometown Ferrara in northern Italy, according to Italian news agency ANSA.

    Cult German director Wim Wenders and veteran Italian poet and screenplay writer Tonino Guerra were among those who attended the funeral ceremony at Ferrara's San Giorgio Basilica, the report said.

    Wenders, who once described Antonioni as "the screen's greatest painter," said"it's difficult to sum up his legacy but one thing is certain, he created a new image of 20th-century man."

    The church and the piazza outside were packed with mourners wishing to pay their last respects to Italy's "poet of alienation."

    Antonioni died on Monday evening at his home in Rome.

    The maker of groundbreaking movies such as L'Avventura and Blowup, Antonioni is regarded as one of the most influential filmmakers of the 20th century whose portrayals of modern angst and isolation have inspired directors the world over.