L'Avventura (1960)
Language: Italian English Greek.
Movie Groups
Trilogy on modernity and its discontents
Synopsis / Plot
A girl mysteriously disappears on a yachting trip. While her lover and her best friend search for her across Italy, they begin an affair. Antonioni’s penetrating study of the idle upper class offers stinging observations on spiritual isolation and the many meanings of love.
Awards
1960: Cannes Film Festival: Jury Prize
1960: BAFTA Awards: 2 Nominations including Best Foreign Actress (Vitti)
1961: New York Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Foreign Lengauge Film