Comments on: L’Avventura – Film Review http://bloviatrix.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/lavventura-review/ cinewinophile Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:20:01 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: bloviatrix http://bloviatrix.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/lavventura-review/#comment-99 bloviatrix Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:43:43 +0000 http://bloviatrix.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/lavventura-review/#comment-99 Thanks for the pointer to 'Identification', David. It's not in Netflix! Nor in my library network. That's a drag. I like moody, bleak dramas as long as they have style. I'm sure I've seen Tomas Milian as well as it looks like he was in 'Oz', the gruesome series on HBO that I used to watch. Thanks for the pointer to ‘Identification’, David. It’s not in Netflix! Nor in my library network. That’s a drag. I like moody, bleak dramas as long as they have style. I’m sure I’ve seen Tomas Milian as well as it looks like he was in ‘Oz’, the gruesome series on HBO that I used to watch.

]]> By: David J http://bloviatrix.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/lavventura-review/#comment-95 David J Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:13:34 +0000 http://bloviatrix.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/lavventura-review/#comment-95 Hi, Sharon-- as long as I'm recommending & you're not the kind of flim buff-ette keeping magnificent Michelangelo at screen's length as too bleakly existential, I'll point you towards one of Signore A's neglected middle period works-- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084116/ full disclosure: I worked with Tomás Milian once, but did a double take before recognising him here. Ten, fifteen years later, same thing: he's in Soderberg's 'Traffic', & it took me the longest while to recognise him: a woefully neglected character actor. Hi, Sharon– as long as I’m recommending & you’re not the kind of flim buff-ette keeping magnificent Michelangelo at screen’s length as too bleakly existential, I’ll point you towards one of Signore A’s neglected middle period works–
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084116/

full disclosure: I worked with Tomás Milian once, but did a double take before recognising him here.
Ten, fifteen years later, same thing: he’s in Soderberg’s ‘Traffic’, & it took me the longest while to recognise him: a woefully neglected character actor.

]]> By: bloviatrix http://bloviatrix.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/lavventura-review/#comment-92 bloviatrix Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:46:05 +0000 http://bloviatrix.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/lavventura-review/#comment-92 Hi David - Thanks for the comment and recommendations. I think I will add L'Eclisse and Il Grido to my Netflix queue now. And maybe a few other Antonioni films too, heck. I have seen La Notte and agree with your feelings about how the ennui is so very effectively shown. Hi David – Thanks for the comment and recommendations. I think I will add L’Eclisse and Il Grido to my Netflix queue now. And maybe a few other Antonioni films too, heck. I have seen La Notte and agree with your feelings about how the ennui is so very effectively shown.

]]> By: David J http://bloviatrix.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/lavventura-review/#comment-91 David J Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:39:32 +0000 http://bloviatrix.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/lavventura-review/#comment-91 My personal fave--think it succeeds best in making the location, camera work, & purely visual context further the narrative effectively-- is 'L'Eclisse'. 'Il Grido' has some condradiction in levels of stylisation, but I'd have to place it above both 'Notte' & 'Avventura' for effectivenes...'Notte' is just so s l o w, it seems to succumb to the empty ennui it portrays, admittedly very effectively! My personal fave–think it succeeds best in making the location, camera work, & purely visual context further the narrative effectively– is ‘L’Eclisse’. ‘Il Grido’ has some condradiction in levels of stylisation, but I’d have to place it above both ‘Notte’ & ‘Avventura’ for effectivenes…’Notte’ is just so s l o w, it seems to succumb to the empty ennui it portrays, admittedly very effectively!

]]> By: bloviatrix http://bloviatrix.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/lavventura-review/#comment-70 bloviatrix Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:35:44 +0000 http://bloviatrix.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/lavventura-review/#comment-70 Hello Alfonso, thanks for checking out my blog. I enjoyed this movie too. La Notte was another quixotic movie directed by Antonioni also starring Monica Vitti. I have to admit to enjoying Blow Up the most of all. Hello Alfonso, thanks for checking out my blog. I enjoyed this movie too. La Notte was another quixotic movie directed by Antonioni also starring Monica Vitti. I have to admit to enjoying Blow Up the most of all.

]]> By: Alfonso http://bloviatrix.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/lavventura-review/#comment-69 Alfonso Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:17:03 +0000 http://bloviatrix.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/lavventura-review/#comment-69 Loved this movie...absolutely loved it Loved this movie…absolutely loved it

]]> By: bloviatrix http://bloviatrix.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/lavventura-review/#comment-5 bloviatrix Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:05:06 +0000 http://bloviatrix.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/lavventura-review/#comment-5 But the cheese was photographed so beautifully by DP Aldo Scavarda. But the cheese was photographed so beautifully by DP Aldo Scavarda.

]]> By: purloinedcoin http://bloviatrix.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/lavventura-review/#comment-4 purloinedcoin Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:50:58 +0000 http://bloviatrix.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/lavventura-review/#comment-4 very heavy on the cheese, i agree very heavy on the cheese, i agree

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