In this episode Russ and Ken talk about Michelangelo Antonioni's classic genre defying masterpiece 'L'Avventura' from 1960. After discussing the use of black and white in art house cinema in this period Russ outlines how the film has been critically interpreted as a kind of filmic philosophical investigation of existentialism by a director who, for the time, seems unusually aware of female sensibility. We also talk about various unconventional spects to the film making including shot choice, editing, music, sound and storytelling.

Participants:

Russ Kilbourn, Professor of Literature and Film, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario (Canada) http://rjakilbourn.com/

Ken Barrett, visual artist, writer, podcaster and former neuropsychiatrist.http://www.kenbarrettstudio.co.uk/

The film: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053619/

The film can be viewed in full for free on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJVI7aFREb4&t=3610s

Theme music: Tarantella composed by Stephen Brown.

Portrait print by KB.

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