L'Avventura (1960)
Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni
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.
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Pauline Kael declared it the best film of the year, the 1962 Sight & Sound poll listed it right behind Citizen Kane , and L'Avventura remained in Sight & Sound's top ten list until 1992.
As long as the great foreign films continue to trickle into New York at the present snail's pace, the enthusiasm of discerning movie-goers will have to be concentrated on one phenomenon at time; 1959 was the year of "Wild Strawberries" and "The Four Hundred Blows"; 1960 belonged to "Hiroshima, Mon Amour" and "Picnic on the Grass."
As long as the great foreign films continue to trickle into New York at the present snail's pace, the enthusiasm of discerning movie-goers will have to be concentrated on one phenomenon at time; 1959 was the year of "Wild Strawberries" and "The Four Hundred Blows"; 1960 belonged to "Hiroshima, Mon Amour" and "Picnic on the Grass."