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L'Avventura (1960)
L'avventura (original title)

143 min  -  Drama | Mystery   -  4 March 1961 (USA)
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A woman disappears during a Mediterranean boating trip. But during the search, her lover and her best friend become attracted to each other.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gabriele Ferzetti Gabriele Ferzetti ...
Sandro
Monica Vitti ...
Claudia
Lea Massari Lea Massari ...
Anna
Dominique Blanchar Dominique Blanchar ...
Giulia
Renzo Ricci Renzo Ricci ...
Anna's Father
James Addams James Addams ...
Corrado
Dorothy De Poliolo Dorothy De Poliolo ...
Gloria Perkins
Lelio Luttazzi Lelio Luttazzi ...
Raimondo
Giovanni Petti Giovanni Petti ...
Prince Goffredo (as Giovanni Petrucci)
Esmeralda Ruspoli Esmeralda Ruspoli ...
Patrizia
Jack O'Connell Jack O'Connell ...
Old man on the island
Angela Tommasi Di Lampedusa Angela Tommasi Di Lampedusa ...
The Princess
Franco Cimino Franco Cimino
Prof. Cucco Prof. Cucco ...
Ettore
Giovanni Danesi Giovanni Danesi
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Storyline

A group of rich Italians head out on a yachting trip to a deserted volcanic island in the Mediterranean. When they are about to leave the island, they find Anna, the main character up to this point, has gone missing. Sandro, Anna's boyfriend, and Claudia, Anna's friend, try without success to find her. While looking for the missing friend, Claudia and Sandro develop an attraction for each other. When they get back to land, they continue the search with no success. Sandro and Claudia proceed to become lovers, and all but forget about the missing Anna. Written by Dork <tkarapit@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca>  

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Friend | Island | Search | Italy | Yacht  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian | English

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Also Known As:

A Aventura See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | West Germany: (cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1
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Trivia

When it opened in Paris, it set box office records, while it received a "Condemned" rating from the National League of Decency when it opened in the US. See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: During the sequence in which Sandro and the newspaper reporter cross a street, the shadows of the camera and the crew are clearly and prolongedly visible on the actors and on the street surface. See more »

Quotes

Patrizia: Do you like scuba diving?
Raimondo: I simply loath it, yet I must conform, what can you do?
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Connections

Referenced in To Each His Own Cinema (2007) See more »