L'Avventura (1960)

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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.

Directed by: Michelangelo Antonioni

Written by: Michelangelo Antonioni, Elio Bartolini, Tonino Guerra

Music by: Giovanni Fusco

Starring: Monica Vitti, Gabriele Ferzetti, Lea Massari, Dominique Blanchar, Renzo Ricci, James Addams, Dorothy De Poliolo, Lelio Luttazzi, Giovanni Petrucci, Esmeralda Ruspoli

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance

Released: 1960-09-14

Runtime: 144 minutes

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L'Avventura (1960): trivia & fun facts

Fun facts

• The scene in Messina where Sandro encounters Gloria Perkins took two days to shoot; Antonioni initially wanted 400 extras for it.
• Owing to the cold weather, actress Lea Massari developed a cardiac condition after spending several days swimming in the Mediterranean Sea during filming, and spent several days in a coma after being rushed to Rome for medical treatment.
• The film's musical score was composed by Giovanni Fusco, who had scored all of Antonioni's films up to that time.
• After several weeks of Antonioni and the crew working without a budget, the production company Cino del Duca agreed to finance the film and sent money to him.
• Despite the film's eventual lionization by film scholars, the film received a harsh reception at its opening in May at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival.
• According to Vitti, the screening of Cannes was a real-life drama.

Source: Wikipedia

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