L'Avventura or La Dolce Vita - L'avventura (1961) Discussion

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[–] Yunakitty 18 years ago

I also noticed L'Avventura was on IFC, but was recoring Truffaut's 400 blows! (I shall record L'Avventura on the November 8th reshowing on IFC for my library) What I did notice however, (from what little I did see) was how Antonioni shot his film. It's beauty struck me!!! It was very reminiscent of Felleni, but I do not think it was intentional. I believe both knew beauty and art, and both were commenting on the world (which was showing as much as hiding ) around them. CHEERS!! to both filmakers!!!!

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[–] SaguaroD 17 years ago

I personally choose L'Avventura. I like a film that gives you a feeling through images, but leaves you wondering what that sort of feeling is or even if your interpretation is somehwat correct. I think L'Avventura does this more so than almost any other film I've seen. I've enjoyed trying to figure out it's nuances since the first time I watched it. My opinion on certain things and certain characters changes with each viewing, which is why I find it so intriguing. La Dolce Vita is great as well and there are a few scenes that take my breathe away every time. La Dolce Vita is a kind of a cultural sensation and is more iconic, but for some reason I am drawn more to L'avventura.

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[–] ducdebrabant 17 years ago

La Dolce Vita for me is where Fellini's work starts breaking up into big, showy, almost self-contained set pieces. THE SCENE IN THE FOUNTAIN, THE PHONY MIRACLE WITH THE KIDS, THE WHORE'S FLOODED APARTMENT, etc. The films become less organic to me, unlike I Vitelloni or The White Sheik, and although they are still brilliant (in some ways even more so), I start to think of scenes and moments in isolation from the rest of the film, and to pick winners among the shots and scenes and effects. I don't do that with L'Avventura, which is very much of a whole for me. I also relate to the bourgeois-to-rich people in the story more, they seem more real to me, than the celebs and grotesques of so much of La Dolce Vita.

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[–] MJBRLD 17 years ago

But why are you making a choice between the two?

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[–] Brunswick84 17 years ago

Hands down: LA DOLCE VITA is by far the better film.

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[–] jeff_bailey44 17 years ago

LA DOLCE VITA is the better film of the two....L'AVVENTURA imho tends to get bogged down in its own 'artiness' for want of a better word. I like L'AVVENTURA, but love LA DOLCE VITA, which is so superb.

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[–] Ziggy5446 17 years ago

L'Avventura and La Dolce Vita are both great!

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[–] SaguaroD 17 years ago

I don't think either one is better than the other...

but I prefer L'avventura.

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[–] mpsgs710 17 years ago

I love L'Avventura. Even with the so-called trilogy, I love this one most.
But as for...La dolce vita, I wouldn't say it's overrated. I think it's good but IMO L'avventura is way better, though La dolce vita is more popular among the audience coz I've heard there are some people admiring La dolce vita yet haven't watched L'avventura.

btw I believe it's quite odd to compare L'avventura with La dolce vita even those people, like film scholars or critics whatever, said both films seemed to share the same theme. But their filmic styles are sooooooo different.

Anyway if one really wants to compare the two, it's kind of like taking an apple to compare with an orange.

Hope someone know what I mean.

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[–] korters 17 years ago

I prefer La Dolce Vita. Fellini is my favorite director, so maybe I am a little biased (maybe not because Vita and 8 1/2 are my two favorite films of all time). I love L'Avventura though, it is definitely within my top ten.

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[–] pfalino 17 years ago

i adore both fellini and antonioni's work (particularly la strada, nights of cabiria, 8 1/2.. and l'avventura, l'eclisse, blowup) but I feel La Dolce vita (despite striking visuals, a number of highly entertaining scenes, great acting, and rota's score) is overlong, and the last half hour become too intellectual and preachy. I know antonioni has been accused of being too intellectual (which he can be, sometimes) but L'eclisse is just pure cinema. Its like a naturalistic science fiction movie. I know that's oxymoronic, but those are the words that come to mind.

ps, i do love aimee a bit more than vitti

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