tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328044635245211188.post6421517959891998983..comments2023-08-09T08:41:52.677-07:00Comments on Film & Discussion: L'avventuraweepingsamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11885871104310819374noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328044635245211188.post-42891960698661233982008-05-17T08:37:00.000-07:002008-05-17T08:37:00.000-07:00I completely agree, the narrative does tend to be ...I completely agree, the narrative does tend to be overlooked. <BR/><BR/>Having only seen this one film in Antonioni's oeuvre I can't possibly comment on his overall approach to film however I can't imagine his work differing too much from L'Avventura. <BR/><BR/>The film's narrative structure is the closest I've ever witnessed that's anywhere near with the complexities of a novel. <BR/><BR/>I like what you guys have to say on this blog and I'm glad I found you by chance. Would you like to do a link exchange at all? I would happily add you to my blog roll, hopefully you'd consider adding mine. <BR/><BR/>Hope to hear from you soon. ThanksRic Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17380112108360267457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328044635245211188.post-64964179308064993922008-05-13T17:35:00.000-07:002008-05-13T17:35:00.000-07:00I've been meaning to comment here since you posted...I've been meaning to comment here since you posted... sometimes I'm too lazy for my own good. But this is an extraordinary film. It's odd - I don't think it gets enough credit as a story, sometimes - because it's a very fascinating piece of narrative. The way the point of view migrates - the way it splits the structural plot from the emotional plot. It's following Sandro, basically, the action is really centered around him - but it's all told from the women's point of view. I think it's subtle character explorations, the story structure, etc. does as good a job of approximating the effect of the modern novel on film as anyone: it's different from Bergman and similar directors, because they seem to work more like modern theater - Antonioni's films have the interiority of novels... <BR/><BR/>Which makes an odd contrast to the way they look, and the importance of the way they look... I sometime feel like I'm running on different tracks, when I think about his films: if I think about about the stories, characters, etc., they run one way; if I start thinking about what you see and hear on screen - it's like a different film. Both are damned good though.weepingsamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11885871104310819374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328044635245211188.post-4406383073520100802008-05-03T03:51:00.000-07:002008-05-03T03:51:00.000-07:00I only watched L'avventura, for the first time, la...I only watched L'avventura, for the first time, last month so the film feels very fresh in my mind.<BR/><BR/>His use of space unnerved me as well, I can't get the images of the desolated rock island out of my head, the scope of those shots are immense.<BR/><BR/>I basically took the film as an ode to a lost generation, there's even a subtle hint to the literature Anna left behind before vanishing. The Bible and Tender is the Night by F.Scott Fitzgerald - a book about a lost generation if ever there was one. <BR/><BR/>Great film, glad I'm not the only one to have seen it.Ric Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17380112108360267457noreply@blogger.com