Il Grido (1957)
Il Grido storyline. After a seven-year relationship with refinery mechanic Aldo, Irma learns that her husband died in Australia. Aldo thinks that this might be a chance to “legitimize” their affair.
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L’Avventura (1960)
L’Avventura movie storyline. One summery Saturday afternoon, a group of friends living in Rome departs on a yachting trip out to a local island. Two of the group, Anna (Lea Massari) and Sandro (Gabriele Ferzetti), young lovers considering marriage, have a dispute; that afternoon, Sandro announces that Anna is missing. A thorough search of the island is made on Anna’s behalf, but she is never found, and Sandro, who remains relatively unconcerned, is never questioned.
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La Notte (1961)
La Notte movie storyline. Milan-based Giovanni and Lidia Pontano are solely going through the motions of being husband and wife. They have not explicitly stated their dissatisfaction with the marriage to each other beyond the odd snide comment, nor have they mentioned anything to friends or colleagues.
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Il Deserto Rosso (1964)
Il Deserto Rosso movie storyline. Against the grim backdrop of Ravenna’s barren industrial wastelands brimming with flame-belching factories and deleterious chemical fumes, Giuliana, a deeply dejected young mother on the brink of a total existential breakdown, seeks solace in one of her neglectful husband’s handsome associates, Corrado Zeller.
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Professione: Reporter (1975)
Professione: Reporter movie storyline. David Locke (Jack Nicholson) is a reporter sent to the African deserts to report on activities there and discovers the dead body of an acquaintance, a man named Robertson. Seeking escape from his mundane life Locke takes on the identity of Robertson discovering many peculiar secrets of the dead man, one of which is that he is taking large amounts of money for supplying illegal arms to African terrorists.
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Eclipse (1962)
Eclipse movie storyline. After an all night talk to discuss their relationship issues, Vittoria leaves the apartment of her long time fiancé, Riccardo, for good, she telling him that she no longer loves him, but she can’t really express her feelings, most specifically why, beyond that. Riccardo accepts the news but doesn’t really like it.
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Identification of a Woman (1982)
Identification of a Woman movie storyline. Niccolò is a successful Italian filmmaker searching for a woman to inspire his next film and perhaps fill the romantic void left by his recent divorce.
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Blow-Up (1966)
Blow-Up movie storyline. A thought-provoking, art-house masterpiece from Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni – a view of the world of mod fashion, and an engaging, provocative murder mystery.
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