The Restraint of L’AVVENTURA

The Restraint of L’AVVENTURA

2 Episodes

Observations on Film Art No. 4

Professor David Bordwell applies his analysis of film language to Michelangelo Antonioni’s L’AVVENTURA, illustrating how the director uses careful staging and methodical framing to keep us guessing about his characters’ feelings and motivations.

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The Restraint of L’AVVENTURA

2 Episodes

  • The Restraint of L’AVVENTURA
    12:16
    The Restraint of L’AVVENTURA
    Episode 1

    The Restraint of L’AVVENTURA

    Episode 1

    Professor David Bordwell applies his analysis of film language to Michelangelo Antonioni’s L’AVVENTURA, illustrating how the director uses careful staging and methodical framing to keep us guessing about his characters’ feelings and motivations.

  • L’avventura
    2:23:02
    L’avventura
    Episode 2

    L’avventura

    Episode 2

    Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni • 1960 • France, Italy
    Starring Gabriele Ferzetti, Monica Vitti

    Michelangelo Antonioni invented a new film grammar with this masterwork. An iconic piece of challenging 1960s cinema and a gripping narrative on its own terms, L’AVVENTURA concerns the enigmatic di...

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