Tag: L’avventura
Festival de Cannes 72 Countdown: L'Avventura, 1960
We excitedly countdown to the 72nd Festival de Cannes with a different prize winning film each day. L’Avventura, 1960 Prix du Jury – Michelangelo Antonioni…
Around the World in 80 Films: L'Avventura
How have I never seen L’Avventura? This was the question I found myself asking after finishing the 1960 classic film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni. As…
Bee Goes Around the World in 80 Films: Introduction
Okay, confession time. I haven’t been abroad since I was 11. In fact, my passport expired long ago, and the last holiday I went on…
To Boo Or Not To Boo: Why Do People Boo At Cannes?
Booing at something, especially a film, is usually considered rather impolite. However at the Cannes Film Festival, it’s actually fairly common. Almost every year, the…
100 Not Nominated For Oscars – Part 20
So there we have it. 100 not nominated for Oscars. And, honestly, we could easily do a hundred more of these absentees. The final five,…
Masterpiece Memo: L'Avventura
Some films deserve far more words than what I pour out here. Easy on the eye, but tougher on the soul. Michelangelo Antonioni’s beautifully absorbing…
