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| written by cammelltoe |
May 1, 2005 - 2:13 PM PDT |
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9 out of 10 members found this review helpful
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| I always thought of Antonioni as one of the most over-rated of the canonized "great" directors, a notion reinforced by a recent re-watching of the revered but oh-so-poncy mod spectacle Blow-Up and seeing his interesting but inconsequtial segment of Eros. But this one made me a believer. Essentially a non-story about rich people with no souls, L'avventura triumphs on the strength of it's images: composition, editing, and especially the way actors move and/or are placed in the frame. These visual tools are used meticulously to convey the tragic solitude the characters are trapped in, even while engaging in the most intimate of relationships. Without this guy, it would have taken people like Wong Kar-Wai and Claire Denis alot longer to get where they are now. So, a vital film for anyone who cares passionately about cinema. |
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