What It's About:

A chic circle of friends decide to go yachting one day, and alight on a remote island off the coast of Sicily, where one of the group, a young woman named Anna (Massari), disappears after arguing with lover Sandro (Ferzetti). Sandro then starts a prolonged search for her, along with Claudia (Vitti), Anna's best friend. Soon, Sandro and Claudia become irresistibly drawn to each other. But is it love they're feeling?

Why I Love It:

Antonioni was in his mid-forties when he achieved international recognition with this exceptional film, portraying the moral and spiritual emptiness all too often found among the idle rich. In this world, as isolated in a human sense as its craggy seaside setting, the emotion called love may in fact be something baser: simply one human being's raw need to connect with another. Antonioni's stark, haunting film is a masterful portrait of modern alienation and aimlessness, a demanding but profound film experience.