Review of L'Avventura (1960) by Hans L — 19 Jul 2008
It starts as a sojourn for the idle bourgeois of Italy before it becomes a search for a missing person before it abandons its plot altogether to study the existential alienation and self realization of an adulterous couple.
It's pacing is languid but the execution and masterly use of both the wide frame and long take are exceptional. The script does not determine what the camera does which is essentially what makes Antonioni and all his Italian contempories so exciting.
But Antonioni was the one pushing for more than (neo) realism (with a little help from Visconti) and had Monica Vitti which is why we watch his films more often.
This review of L'Avventura (1960) was written by Hans L on 19 Jul 2008.
L'Avventura has generally received very positive reviews.
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