Monica Vitti
Claudia
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L'Avventura: Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. With Gabriele Ferzetti, Monica Vitti, Lea Massari, Dominique Blanchar. A woman disappears during a Mediterranean boating trip. During the search, her lover and her best friend become attracted to each other.
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- Drama, Mystery, Romance
- Michelangelo Antonioni
- 1961-03-04
L'Avventura (English: "The Adventure") is a 1960 Italian romantic drama film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. Developed from a story by Antonioni with co-writers Elio Bartolini and Tonino Guerra, the film is about the disappearance of a young woman ( Lea Massari) during a boating trip in the Mediterranean, and the subsequent search for her ...
"L'Avventura" created a stir in 1960, when Kael picked it as the best film of the year. It was seen as the flip side of Fellini's "La Dolce Vita." Both directors were Italian, both depicted their characters in a fruitless search for sensual pleasure, both films ended at dawn with emptiness and soul-sickness.
An iconic piece of challenging 1960s cinema and a gripping narrative on its own terms, L’avventura concerns the enigmatic disappearance of a young woman during a yachting trip off the coast of Sicily, and the search taken up by her disaffected lover (Gabriele Ferzetti) and best friend (Monica Vitti, in her breakout role).
Screenplay. Claudia and Anna join Anna's lover, Sandro, on a boat trip to a remote volcanic island. When Anna goes missing, a search is launched. In the meantime, Sandro and Claudia become involved in a romance despite Anna's disappearance, though the relationship suffers from guilt and tension.
