L'Avventura
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Claudia and Anna join Anna's lover, Sandro, on a boat trip to a remote volcanic island. When Anna goes missing, a search is launched. In the meantime, Sandro and Claudia become involved in a romance despite Anna's disappearance, though the relationship suffers from guilt and tension.
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Cast
20 people
Monica Vitti
Claudia
Known for
Red Desert
L'Eclisse
Gabriele Ferzetti
Sandro
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Lea Massari
Anna
Known for
Murmur of the Heart
The Colossus of Rhodes
Dominique Blanchar
Giulia
Known for
Decision Before Dawn
Renzo Ricci
Anna's Father
Known for
Sandra
James Addams
Corrado
No other roles listed
Dorothy De Poliolo
Gloria Perkins
No other roles listed
Lelio Luttazzi
Raimondo
Also in
Weekend, Italian Style
Long Live Radio 2... and a Little Rai Uno Too
Giovanni Petrucci
Prince Godfrey
Also in
PopPixie
Death Rides a Horse
Esmeralda Ruspoli
Patrizia
Known for
Romeo and Juliet
Footprints on the Moon
Enrico Bologna
Franco Cimino
Michelangelo Antonioni Director · Tonino Guerra Screenplay Elio Bartolini Screenplay
United States release March 4, 1961 · Produced in France, Italy · Languages English, Italian
Production
Cino del Duca
Production
Societé Cinématographique Lyre
Production
Produzioni Cinematografiche Europee (P.C.E.)
Production
France · Italy
Produced in
L'isola
Working title
Languages
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
France · May 15, 1960
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Italy · September 29, 1960
Theatrical
United States · March 4, 1961
Theatrical
Brazil
May 9, 2016 · Physical · DVD
Finland
October 20, 1961 · Theatrical
France
September 13, 1960 · Premiere · Paris (Premiere)
September 14, 1960 · Theatrical
October 29, 2003 · Theatrical · Re-release
May 20, 2009 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
November 8, 2012 · Premiere · Festival du Film Italien de Villerupt
October 11, 2020 · Premiere · Lumière Film Festival (Restored Version)
October 28, 2020 · Theatrical · Restored Version
Germany
February 7, 1961 · Theatrical · Western Germany
Greece
September 1, 1961 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
October 27, 2022 · Limited theatrical · Greek Film Archive
July 20, 2023 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Italy
October 18, 1960 · Theatrical · Milan
Japan
January 30, 1962 · Theatrical
January 15, 2002 · Premiere · Grande Retrospettiva del Cinema Italiano
Mexico
November 7, 1963 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 14, 1961 · Theatrical
May 19, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Poland
December 12, 2014 · Physical · Bluray
Portugal
October 16, 1969 · Theatrical · Porto
April 1, 1970 · Theatrical · Lisbon
February 6, 1972 · Limited theatrical · Cineclube do Porto
August 26, 2021 · Theatrical · Re-release (4K Restoration)
April 20, 2022 · TV · RTP 1 (Restored Version)
Russia
March 27, 1990 · Limited theatrical · Moscow (Retrospective of Tonino Guerra)
Russia
March 5, 2026 · Theatrical
Spain
May 12, 1969 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 16, 1961 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 12, 2026 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 24, 1960 · Theatrical · London
November 24, 1995 · Theatrical · Re-release
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