Monica Vitti

A day in the life of an unfaithful married couple and their steadily deteriorating relationship in Milan.

Dir. Michelangelo Antonioni · With Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau, Monica Vitti

Vittoria is a beautiful literary translator living in Rome. After splitting from her writer boyfriend, Riccardo, Vittoria meets Piero, a lively stockbroker, on the hectic floor of the Roman stock exchange. Though Vittoria and Piero begin a relationship, it is not one without difficulties, and their commitment to one another is tested during an eclipse.

Dir. Michelangelo Antonioni · With Alain Delon, Monica Vitti, Francisco Rabal

This Surrealist film, with a title referencing the Communist Manifesto, strings together short incidents based on the life of director Luis Buñuel. Presented as chance encounters, these loosely related, intersecting situations, all without a consistent protagonist, reach from the 19th century to the 1970s. Touching briefly on subjects such as execution, pedophilia, incest, and sex, the film features an array of characters, including a sick father and incompetent police officers.

Dir. Luis Buñuel · With Jean-Claude Brialy, Adriana Asti, Milena Vukotić

Claudia and Anna join Anna's lover, Sandro, on a boat trip to a remote volcanic island. When Anna goes missing, a search is launched. In the meantime, Sandro and Claudia become involved in a romance despite Anna's disappearance, though the relationship suffers from guilt and tension.

Dir. Michelangelo Antonioni · With Monica Vitti, Gabriele Ferzetti, Lea Massari

Construction worker Oreste and young fiancee Adelaide meet Nello, a cook in a pizzeria. This love triangle often goes to communist rallies, and enjoys the filthy beaches of Ostia. Will the hostile environment pave a way to jealousy?

Dir. Ettore Scola · With Marcello Mastroianni, Monica Vitti, Giancarlo Giannini

In an industrializing Italian town, a married woman, rendered mentally unstable after a traffic accident, drifts into an affair with a friend of her husband.

Dir. Michelangelo Antonioni · With Monica Vitti, Richard Harris, Carlo Chionetti

A Sicilian woman is dishonored by her lover, then goes to London with a pistol intending to murder him.

Dir. Mario Monicelli · With Monica Vitti, Stanley Baker, Carlo Giuffrè