I think the film wanted us to guess if she fell and drowned or was she getting away from Sondro. With the prostitute near the end and we seeing what type of man he really was, she must have known he was rotten. This is now what her friend will have to contend with. Remember she said she did not care about her being dead, the film showed right after that she sees what she will get with Sondro. The loss of a friend and a cheater with Sondo
shareI think Antonioni made it quite clear in the film that Anna's disappearance made no sense at all. It's an island, therefore surrounded by water. The divers would've found her. What's interesting is not why she disappeared on the intradiegetic level, but why she disappeared from the film's structure.
Later that day, after tea... I died, suddenly.
You Say... What's interesting is not why she disappeared on the intradiegetic level, but why she disappeared from the film's structure.
I thought you were going to say, it was confusing on why she disappeared from the films structure. Do you feel the fans grasped what was on his mind?
People reacted with shock and surprise. The movie was booed at its Cannes premiere back in 1960, and amongst the many reasons why was Anna's sudden disappearance. Some other people got it, though: it ended up getting the jury prize.
Later that day, after tea... I died, suddenly.
It ends up being a McGuffin. The characters care about why and we do not, really.
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