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Overview
Plot:
A woman disappears during a Mediterranean boating trip. But during the search, her lover and her best friend become attracted to each other. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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Directors on Directors (From Studio Briefing. 13 August 2007)
Michelangelo Antonioni: 1912-2007 (From IMDb News. 31 July 2007)
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A solution that ends with a compelling mystery. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Gabriele Ferzetti | ... | Sandro | |
| Monica Vitti | ... | Claudia | |
| Lea Massari | ... | Anna | |
| Dominique Blanchar | ... | Giulia | |
| Renzo Ricci | ... | Anna's Father | |
| James Addams | ... | Corrado | |
| Dorothy De Poliolo | ... | Gloria Perkins | |
| Lelio Luttazzi | ... | Raimondo | |
| Giovanni Petrucci | ... | Prince Goffredo | |
| Esmeralda Ruspoli | ... | Patrizia | |
| Jack O'Connell | ... | Old man on the island | |
| Angela Tommasi Di Lampedusa | ... | The Princess | |
| Franco Cimino | |||
| Prof. Cucco | ... | Ettore | |
| Giovanni Danesi |
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Also Known As:
Isola, L' (Italy) (working title)The Adventure (International: English title) (literal title)
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
141 minColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Italy:VM14 | Argentina:16 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Iceland:L | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG (re-rating) (1995) | UK:X (original rating) | West Germany:18MOVIEmeter: 
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First part of the unofficial "Incommunicability Trilogy" with Notte, La (1961) and Eclisse, L' (1962). Michelangelo Antonioni didn't make the three movies as a trilogy, but cinema historians have called it so since then. moreGoofs:
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. moreFAQ
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Using very little dialogue or music (virtually none of the latter), this is a smartly constructed work that readily reveals its character's psyches without the use of voiceover. Instead it relies on effective, rule-breaking camera work, visual metaphors, poignant dialogue and brilliant acting (mannerisms and behavior). The cinematography is gorgeous, and there are no wasted shots here. Every frame is a painting and a clue about the inner workings of the minds of its characters -- conveying their moods, theirs thoughts . . . their next move. Ingenious!
This is one of those films that appears to be one thing in the beginning, but turns out to be something else altogether. Antonioni pulls a fast one on us, but as he effectively uses one of storytelling's most common and powerful devices (the allure of the mystery), we're already in over our heads, utterly engrossed, when the ruse becomes apparent. This is a film whose story begins like a mystery, but is in fact a solution that ends with a compelling mystery.
8 out of 10