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Friday, Nov. 15
The Indiana Daily Student

City Lights is full of 'Adventure.'

As Michelangelo Antonioni approaches his 88th birthday, it could not be a better time to view the film that put him on the cinematic map 40 years ago -- "L'Avventura." The movie concerns itself with a group of wealthy hedonists whose yachting trip to a deserted Mediterranean isle goes awry when one character suddenly disappears.


L'Avventura - 1960
Directed by:
Michelangelo Antonioni
Now playing:
This free screening is at 7 p.m. Friday in Ballantine 013

When it was first screened at Cannes, critics jeered its unconventional narrative. This attitude eventually subsided, leading the director to a special jury prize at Cannes and a prosperous, internationally acclaimed career that has included "Blowup" and "The Eclipse."

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