L'avventura /
Story about the search for a girl lost on an island; gradually the searchers become preoccupied with their own problems, and the girl is never found.
| Uniform Title: | Avventura (Motion picture) |
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| Corporate Authors: | , , , , , |
| Other Authors: | , , , , , |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Italian |
| Language Notes: | In Italian with optional English subtitles. |
| Published: |
[Place of publication not identified] :
The Criterion Collection,
[2001]
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| Edition: | Special ed. double-disc set. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
98. |
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| Summary: | Story about the search for a girl lost on an island; gradually the searchers become preoccupied with their own problems, and the girl is never found. |
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| Item Description: | Videodisc release of the 1960 motion picture. RSDL dual-layer edition. Aspect ratio 1.77:1; enhanced for widescreen TVs. New digital transfer with restored picture and sound. Special features: disc 1. Audio commentary by film historian Gene Youngblood ; New and improved English subtitle translation -- disc 2. Antonioni : documents and testimonials, a 58-minute documentary by Gianfranco Mingozzi ; Writings by Antonioni, read by Jack Nicholson--plus Nicholson's personal recollections of the director ; Original theatrical trailer ; Restoration demonstration. Includes a reprint of Antonioni's statements about L'avventura, circulated after the film's premiere at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival, and a new essay by Geoffrey Nowell-Smith. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (143 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert. |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital, mono. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Aldo Scavarda ; editor, Eraldo da Roma ; music, Giovanni Fusco. |
| ISBN: | 0780024001 |