writings by Antonioni read by Jack Nicholson with Nicholson's personal recollections of the director. Notes References Bibliography External links L'avventura: A Present Absence an essay by Geoffrey Nowell-Smith at the Criterion Collection 1959 films 1950s adventure drama films Italian black-and-white films Films about missing people Films directed by Michelangelo Antonioni Films set in Sicily Films set in the Mediterranean Sea Films shot in Italy Italian adventure drama films 1950s Italian-language films Films with screenplays by Tonino Guerra Films scored by Giovanni Fusco Existentialist films 1959 drama films 1950s Italian films 1960s Italian films