L'Avventura - (Mr Bongo Films) (1960) [DVD]

Waspish Anna the continual discontent seems to have everything but is not happy. Her better looking, gentle and sympathetic friend Claudia demonstrates true faith and loyalty and wins the heart of Anna's boyfriend when Anna goes missing, presumed dead. The film brilliantly plays out a very human dilemma and displays genius in capturing universal feelings of betrayal and reconciliation. It is also very Italian, has enjoyable film locations, excellent direction, cinematography, casting and costume.

I hoped that I would like this more. But it was a bit of a slog to get through and I gave up before the end, which is not like me. But it looks great and the quality of the Criterion Collection blu-ray is top notch.

I saw this movie ages ago and I wanted to share the experience with my partner. Unfortunately, the quality of the copy was so bad I couldn't focus on the beauty of the photography. The whole movie was very glitchy like someone compressed it in a bad way. Additionally, the sound quality was poor - with noise popping out in every quiet scene. I would expect something better from the film posted on Amazon. It's astonishing how easy it is to ruin this classic.I recommend you to find a copy somewhere else.

I had to return this item because this DVD is Polish not Italian. The correct title is meant to be 'l'Avventura'but this version offered via Amazon is titled 'Przgoda'. To be fair the description states that there is no English audio stream or English sub-titles but then there isn't an Italian audio stream either, so unless your Polish is fluent you have no hope of understanding this film. I think the seller should have made this clear in the product description.

She is a true star of the Italian classic cinema. Monica Vitti and the films she made with the great Antonioni are all on my shelf however this one and L'eclisse are on my wishlist for a BD reissue by MoC. I shall ask them. But for now i am glad with those sheer beautiful DVD releases. The story ? Well it is about a group of friends ending up on an island and one woman dissapears and the search for her. Some find this story dull but i found it intriguing and fascinating. And yes Vitti off course. She shines,,,

Beautifully transferred by Criterion this take on love and relationships is quite hypnotic. The extras are plentiful, as usual with Criterion and this is a film that rewards repeated viewing.

One of the great films, and plenty of additional features to complement it. Nicholson offers some funny anecdotes​.

A masterpiece. Monica Vitti is just mesmerizing.