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L'AVVENTURA, one of Michelangelo Antonioni's most gripping works, features expert photography and an electric cast that, together, seem to try to fool the audience. As a result, viewers are engrossed as they watch the majestic film unroll, waiting for Antonioni to reveal a piece of plot or offer up any cinematic clue to help .. Read more

Starring	Gabriele Ferzetti, Monica Vitti, Lea Massari
Director	Michelangelo Antonioni
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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- Though once compared to Psycho, made the same year and also about a couple searching for a woman who mysteriously... read more on Time Out
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- - Geoff Andrew
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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:21
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  l'avventura
  
  This is abeautifully shot film, with attractive, wealthy italians behaving rather badly, in wonderfully evocative locations. The characters are all quite ... read more »
  
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  - london
  - 15 Jun 2005 at 17:26
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  Strangely Compelling
  
  Confusing, frustrating a little irritating but strangely magnetic. Whats it about? Love, life, death, fidelity, happiness, mysterious disappearances etc etc - ... read more »
  
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- - 5ft7offootballheaven
  - 183 reviews
  - London
  - 19 Jan 2011 at 22:16
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  AVVENTURA
  
  This is quite a long film - some 140 minutes - with a fairly simple plot and relatively few Events in the action ... accordingly, it must be boring. I wondered... read more »
  
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- - Nigel Wilson
  - Helmsley, North Riding of Yorkshire
  - 13 May 2010 at 11:00
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  AVVENTURA
  
  This is quite a long film - some 140 minutes - with a fairly simple plot and relatively few Events in the action ... accordingly, it must be boring. I wondered... read more »
  
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- - Nigel Wilson
  - Helmsley, North Riding of Yorkshire
  - 13 May 2010 at 10:59
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  Tedious film
  
  Extremely slow and boring. No plot, storyline or decent dialogue. I wouldn't suggest you waste a couple of hours of your time with this one.
  
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  - UK
  - 15 Mar 2010 at 11:07
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  Adventure, what adventure?
  
  This is the film that made Antonioni’s reputation as a serious, ‘intellectual’ director. It tells the story of the disappearance of a bored ... read more »
  
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- - Zamy
  - 546 reviews
  - London
  - 03 Dec 2009 at 18:21
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  very slow moving
  
  to be honest i could not finish the movie as i was too bored to wait for its end.
  
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  - London
  - 30 Oct 2009 at 09:27
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  Black and White
  
  Disappointing in that I'd read rave reviews. The cinematograpghy is great, interesting to see black&white sunlit scenes, and great Mediterranean ... read more »
  
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  - Surrey, UK
  - 15 Oct 2009 at 12:58
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  Love it.
  
  L'Avventura primarily concerns human emotions and intentions with an emphasis on the relationship between people and their surroundings. I'ts the first ... read more »
  
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- - sanddancer
  - 6 reviews
  - South Shields
  - 12 Jun 2009 at 13:05
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  L'Avventura
  
  Monica Vitti is sublime. The tension is as great as a Hitchcock film. Antonioni is a masterful and innovative director. Slow-paced yes.....but compelling ... read more »
  
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- - BettySue
  - 1 review
  - Bristol
  - 19 May 2009 at 09:33
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  Bizarre....
  
  Bizarre, leisurely, absorbing, chilled and chic. One of Ned Rorem's favourite films. Stars Monica Vitti. Enough reasons for seeing it?
  
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- - isherwood
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  - 27 Feb 2009 at 22:32
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  l'avventura
  
  This is abeautifully shot film, with attractive, wealthy italians behaving rather badly, in wonderfully evocative locations. The characters are all quite ... read more »
  
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  - london
  - 15 Jun 2005 at 17:26
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  Perfect
  
  This is what cinema should be. Beautiful, affecting and compelling. It creates it's own world. There is no way to really describe this film without ... read more »
  
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  - 10 Jan 2007 at 18:05
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  A landmark in its time
  
  This film gets a very high rating in the Halliwell Film Guide and I can see that, in its time 1960, it will have been ground-breaking in its naturalistic ... read more »
  
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  - Innerleithen
  - 28 Oct 2008 at 08:02
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  Boring
  
  'This is abeautifully shot film, with attractive, wealthy italians behaving rather badly, in wonderfully evocative locations.' I agree.
  
  And ... read more »
  
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  - 16 Oct 2008 at 11:04
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  L'Avventura
  
  L’Avventura is a key film from the days when cinema, and particularly European cinema, was still exciting. When new films from the likes of Antonioni, ... read more »
  
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  - Harrow
  - 25 Oct 2008 at 15:07
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  Fading with time
  
  L'Avventura was an iconic film when first released, but has not worn well. Now the beautiful but boring people are just that, especially boring with little ... read more »
  
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- - PaoloC
  - 47 reviews
  - Norwich
  - 08 Feb 2009 at 15:21
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  Adventure, what adventure?
  
  This is the film that made Antonioni’s reputation as a serious, ‘intellectual’ director. It tells the story of the disappearance of a bored ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 836810
- - Zamy
  - 546 reviews
  - London
  - 03 Dec 2009 at 18:21
- - 2
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  Tedious film
  
  Extremely slow and boring. No plot, storyline or decent dialogue. I wouldn't suggest you waste a couple of hours of your time with this one.
  
  Report this review
- 872571
- - a customer
  - UK
  - 15 Mar 2010 at 11:07
- - 2
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  AVVENTURA
  
  This is quite a long film - some 140 minutes - with a fairly simple plot and relatively few Events in the action ... accordingly, it must be boring. I wondered... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 891006
- - Nigel Wilson
  - Helmsley, North Riding of Yorkshire
  - 13 May 2010 at 10:59
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  Bella Figura…bella campagna…cinema - difettoso
  
  The Aeolian Islands, Monica Vitti and cool black and white cinematography – really says it all about this effort. A whole sensibility has been built on ... read more »
  
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- - Stephen
  - North Cornelly, South Wales
  - 27 Dec 2008 at 12:33

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  L'AVVENTURA, one of Michelangelo Antonioni's most gripping works, features expert photography and an electric cast that, together, seem to try to fool the audience. As a result, viewers are engrossed as they watch the majestic film unroll, waiting for Antonioni to reveal a piece of plot or offer up ...