In a small Irish village, strong-willed Tara shocks the townspeople by having a baby out of wedlock and refusing to name the father. Despite her efforts to remain independent, she finds herself the object of desire of two very different suitors. When Tara chooses one of them, the other jealously forces them into a situation that will change their lives forever.

Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Ozu's last silent film reflects the post-Depression reality of 1930's Japan with a sensitive, sympathetic portrayal of the down-and-out that prefigures the neorealism of works like De Sica's The Bicycle Thief. Under a harsh, unforgiving sun, widower Kihachi wanders looking for work in the parched, industrial flatlands with his two young sons. After earning food by turning in stray dogs to the police, Kihachi finally finds work at a factory. But when the daughter of a kind woman they meet falls ill, Kihachi contemplates theft in order to save her life. The atmospheric cinematography has a near-tactile quality that renders the many scenes played out in scorching summer heat oppressively visceral

A girl mysteriously disappears on a yachting trip. While her lover and her best friend search for her across Italy, they begin an affair. Antonioni’s penetrating study of the idle upper class offers stinging observations on spiritual isolation and the many meanings of love.
Many films are called “classic,” but few qualify as turning points in the evolution of cinematic language, films that opened the way to a more mature art form. Michelangelo Antonioni’s L’Avventura (The Adventure) is such a work. It divided film history into that which came before and that which was possible after its epochal appearance. It expanded our knowledge of what a film could be and do. It is more than a classic, it’s an historical milestone.

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Famous film director Guido Contini struggles to find harmony in his professional and personal lives, as he engages in dramatic relationships with his wife, his mistress, his muse, his agent, and his mother.

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