Because I had not interest in whether the characters in this film lived or died, I had to step back and take a look at how such a disdain-deserving presentation was made. When I realized my emotional connection to this, I realized that the actors did a marvelous job of putting forth a portrayal of despair. These people deserve each other. The spoiled brat Anna who puts everyone through their paces because she is so important and so desirable. The others, living off their entitlements. They come and they go in all their alienated glory. They seem to care for each other once in a while, but that is short lived and it always gets back to their constipated lives. The architect who through laziness, self doubt, and an overactive libido is unable to fire anything but blanks is at the center of the movie. He does very well as does his love interest. It's tedious and troublesome, but the cinematography is terrific and sustains the ennui of their troubled lives.
Review of L'Avventura
