Synopsis
Watch L'Avventura (1960) online on iFILM — Michelangelo Antonioni's Italian-French drama with Monica Vitti and Gabriele Ferzetti, a film that rewired what a story is allowed to do and never fully explain.
A group of wealthy Romans take a boat trip to a desolate volcanic island. One of them, Anna, vanishes. There is no body, no ransom note, no resolution. Her lover Sandro and her closest friend Claudia search the Sicilian coast — and somewhere along the way begin falling for each other, guilt folded neatly into attraction. Antonioni holds the camera on faces longer than comfort allows, catching the precise moment feeling turns into something more convenient.
The film was booed at Cannes in 1960 and then handed a special Jury Prize. Critics reversed their verdict in the years that followed; it now regularly appears near the top of all-time greatest-films polls. For viewers expecting genre mechanics, L'Avventura is a provocation. For everyone else, it's one of the most quietly devastating films ever made. Stream it on iFILM.
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