Day 3: Italian Romance Films
Senior Experience Foreign Film Project Day 3: Italian Romantic Film Due to unforeseen circumstances, I'll have to be pushing back this week's schedule by a day and watch the French movies on Saturday. Not very much an issue as I'm excited to see the movies coming up. Anyway, today's movies are "L'Avventura (1960, directed by Michelangelo Antonioni)" and "La Dolce Vita (1960, directed by Federico Fellini)". L’Avventura (1960, dir. Michelangelo Antonioni) Somewhat disappointed with this one. Excellent framing and composition throughout the movie, very interesting to look at throughout, and very strong in basically all its technical aspects (great performances, great editing, etc.). However, the script left something to be desired. The way men act and women react in this movie is entirely unbelievable. I get that Antonioni is trying to make a point on the gross objectification of women (which I agree with), but this is not a compelling portrayal of ...