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.
L'Avventura has generally received very positive reviews.
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L'Avventura was released in 1960 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 381 reviews, giving L'Avventura (1960) an average rating of 80%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 92%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 86%.
With a score of 80%, L'Avventura is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1960, which stands at 62%.
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