L’avventura
Remote and mysterious, whether hostile or enticing, infernal microcosms or dreamed worlds, islands have long captivated the imaginations of filmmakers. By their very isolated nature, they often serve as metaphoric or literal settings of loss and introspection, inviting exploration and oblivion. Enclosed by water, they provide ideal backdrops for intimate dramas and intense adventures, their geography shaping the narrative. As many real-world islands face existential threats, we invite you to explore a few fictional isles where cinema has found its enchanting refuge along the shore.
Winner of the Jury Prize, 1960 Cannes Film Festival
On a cruise to the Aeolian Islands, a young couple - Anna and Sandro - and a few friends, including Claudia, disembark on a rocky islet. A conversation between Anna and Sandro about their marital future goes awry. When the group wants to leave, Anna is nowhere to be found. The search for her brings Claudia and Sandro closer together.
Michelangelo Antonioni
Michelangelo Antonioni is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He received numerous awards, including an Honorary Academy Award in 1995 and the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 1997 Venice Film Festival. Along with Robert Altman, Henri-Georges Clouzot, and Jean-Luc Godard, he is one of the only directors to have won the top three prizes at the major European film festivals of Cannes, Berlin and Venice. A key figure in modern cinema since his debut in 1950 with Story of a Love Affair, a film that marked the end of neorealism and the beginning of a new era in Italian cinema, Antonioni wrote some of the most intense and profound pages of 1960s and 1970s cinema, particularly with his famous Trilogy on Modernity and Its Discontent, consisting of three black-and-white films: L'avventura (1960), La notte (1961), and L'eclisse (1962), all starring his then-companion, Monica Vitti. With his formally innovative works that renew cinematic dramaturgy, he is considered the author of the first films to tackle modern themes of incommunicability, alienation, and existential malaise.
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