L’avventura

Trilogy of emotions, trilogy of alienation, trilogy of contemporary discomfort - the multitude of descriptions for Antonioni's group of works from the very beginning of the 1960s not only shows the wealth of approaches to his films, but also the possible flip side of the label: setting priorities with keywords.

L'AVVENTURA: During a trip to the Aeolian Islands, young Anna (Lea Massari) disappears without a trace. Her fiancé, the architect Sandro (Gabriele Ferzetti), and her best friend Claudia (Monica Vitti) set off on a search that brings them closer together. Antonioni's film was met with perplexity and rejection at its Cannes premiere because it circumvented the laws of standard cinematic dramaturgy and focused more on observations, atmospheres, and relationships. Today, the film is considered a major work of modern cinema.