144 mins |
Rated
Not Rated
Directed by Michelangelo Antoniono
Starring Monica Vitti, Gabriele Ferzetti, Lea Massari, James Addams, Lelio Luttazzi, Renzo Ricci
CHELSEA CLASSICS: TRILOGY OF INCOMMUNICABILITY
L'AVVENTURA (Michaelangelo Antonioni, 1960, 144min)
A girl mysteriously disappears on a yachting trip. While her lover and her best friend search for her across Italy, they begin an affair.
Antonioni’s penetrating study of the idle upper class offers stinging observations on spiritual isolation, modern ennui, and the many meanings of love. Initially greeted with jeers and confusion, L’avventura was then awarded a Cannes Special Jury Prize “for the beauty of its images, and for seeking to create a new film language.” Michelangelo Antonioni had indeed invented a new film grammar with this masterwork. An iconic piece of challenging 1960s cinema and a gripping narrative on its own terms, L'avventura is now established as a landmark work of modern cinema and has become one of the most influential films ever made.
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CHELSEA CLASSICS: TRILOGY OF INCOMMUNICABILITY
L'AVVENTURA (Michaelangelo Antonioni, 1960, 144min)
A girl mysteriously disappears on a yachting trip. While her lover and her best friend search for her across Italy, they begin an affair.
Antonioni’s penetrating study of the idle upper class offers stinging observations on spiritual isolation, modern ennui, and the many meanings of love. Initially greeted with jeers and confusion, L’avventura was then awarded a Cannes Special Jury Prize “for the beauty of its images, and for seeking to create a new film language.” Michelangelo Antonioni had indeed invented a new film grammar with this masterwork. An iconic piece of challenging 1960s cinema and a gripping narrative on its own terms, L'avventura is now established as a landmark work of modern cinema and has become one of the most influential films ever made.
