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L'Avventura
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #642
- IMDb #774
- Rotten Tomatoes #464
- Letterboxd #482
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #550
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #824
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 71, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 94. Critics average 94, everyone else 78.
See the most agreed on films →During a boating trip to a volcanic island, a woman mysteriously vanishes. Her lover and her best friend, who is also the missing woman's best friend, begin a search for her across Italy. During their quest, the two become emotionally and physically involved, their guilt and anxiety growing as the mystery of the disappearance remains unsolved.
Details
- Director
- Michelangelo Antonioni
- Released
- 14 September 1960
- Country
- France, Italy
- Language
- Italian, English, Greek
- Runtime
- 144 min
- Rated
- NR
- Awards
- 4 wins, 8 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (20) →
Awards & nominations
See all 12 →1 major award won · 4 wins from 12 nominations across 5 ceremonies
| Cannes Film Festival 1960 | Jury Prize | Michelangelo Antonioni | Winner |
| BAFTA Award 1961 | Best Film | Michelangelo Antonioni | Nominee |
| BAFTA Award 1961 | Best Foreign Actress | Monica Vitti | Nominee |
| Cannes Film Festival 1960 | Palme d'Or | Michelangelo Antonioni | Nominee |
| Globo d'oro 1961 | Best Breakthrough Actress | Monica Vitti | Winner |
| Nastro d'Argento 1961 | Best Score | Giovanni Fusco | Winner |
| Nastro d'Argento 1961 | Best Cinematography, Black-and-White | Aldo Scavarda | Nominee |
| Nastro d'Argento 1961 | Best Director | Michelangelo Antonioni | Nominee |
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12 awards — L'Avventura
×| Jury Prize | Michelangelo Antonioni | Winner |
| Palme d'Or | Michelangelo Antonioni | Nominee |
| Best Film | Michelangelo Antonioni | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Actress | Monica Vitti | Nominee |
| Best Score | Giovanni Fusco | Winner |
| Best Actress | Monica Vitti | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography, Black-and-White | Aldo Scavarda | Nominee |
| Best Director | Michelangelo Antonioni | Nominee |
| Best Original Story | Michelangelo Antonioni | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Lea Massari | Nominee |
| Sutherland Trophy | Michelangelo Antonioni | Winner |
| Best Breakthrough Actress | Monica Vitti | Winner |