Decision Before Dawn 1951  N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anatole Litvak
Cast: Richard Basehart, Gary Merrill, Oskar Werner, Hildegarde Neff, Dominique Blanchar, O.E. Hasse, Wilfried Seyferth, Hans Christian Blech, Helen Thimig, Robert Freitag, George Tyne
During the last days of World War II, U.S. Army Col. Devlin (Gary Merrill) orders Lt. Rennick (Richard Basehart) to take German P.O.W. Karl "Happy" Maurer (Oskar Werner) behind enemy lines to spy on the movement of a German armored unit. Physical as well as psychological dangers ensue. The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.
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L'Avventura 1960   N/R, 145 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Romance
aka: The Adventure
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Cast: Gabriele Ferzetti, Monica Vitti, Lea Massari, Dominique Blanchar, Renzo Ricci, Dorothy DePoliolo, Lelio Luttazzi, Giovanni Petrucci, Esmeralda Ruspoli, James Addams, Jack O'Connell, Franco Cimino, Prof. Cucco, Giovanni Danesi, Angela Tommasi Di Lampedusa
While on a yachting holiday to an island off the coast of Sicily, socialite Anna (Lea Massari) has an argument with her lover Sandro (Gabriele Ferzetti) and disappears. Her best friend Claudia (Monica Vitti) and Sandro join forces and search the island for Anna but find no sign of her. Meanwhile, Claudia and Sandro become attracted to each other, and Claudia becomes Sandro's new lover. The cinematography is what makes this film as good as it is. 1 User Review
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| | One of the best of all time. | Dolores 03/27/2007 | | I can't believe this is only rated 3 stars and "An Almost Perfect Affair" is rated 2. L'Avventura is one of the great films of all time. It is slow-paced, it is contemplative, it is also stunningly beautiful and hypnotic, so stick with it. Monica Vitti turns in a performance of aching vulnerability and sensitivity. The cinematography is some of the best of all time. This film will haunt you in all the best ways. It is extremely honest, mysterious, and ambiguously hopeful. Please give it a chance. |
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| 1. Decision Before Dawn (1951)
2. L'Avventura (1960)
aka: The Adventure
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