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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Avanti
EAN: 9780792856184
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 079285618X
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 15, 2003
Running Time: 140 minutes
Sales Rank: 13745
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: 1972
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Wendell goes to italy to pick up his fathers body after an automobile accident. He soon finds that his self-righteous elderly father had been having an affair with pamilas mother for the past 10 years and were known as the model romantic couple at the hotel. Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 01/25/2005 Starring: Jack Lemmon Juliet Mills Run time: 126 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Billy Wilder
Amazon.com:
The complete obscurity of Avanti! is a cinematic injustice that needs to be rectified. Jack Lemmon and director Billy Wilder made their share of hits together (Some Like It Hot and The Apartment, for starters), but this wry, melancholy comedy was completely out of touch with its time (which recalls a Wilder one-liner from the '70s: 'Who the hell would want to be in touch with these times?'). It may have flopped badly in 1972, but it wears well in retrospect. Lemmon plays a jerk American businessman called to Italy to pick up the body of his father, who died while enjoying a secret (and, it turns out, annual) liaison with a mistress. With the help of a delightful Englishwoman (Juliet Mills) who happens to be the daughter of the 'other woman,' Lemmon finds himself stepping in a few of Dad's footsteps, and falling under the sway of the beguiling Italian atmosphere. A very leisurely movie, but that's part of its effect. Clive Revill delivers a gem of a performance as a heroic hotel manager, and Juliet Mills (sister of Hayley, daughter of Oscar-winner John) had her finest screen hour here. As a director, Wilder spent much of his early career camouflaging his romantic streak under a cynical front; here, despite many acerbic touches and the presence of death as the central plot device, the romance is in full flower under the rich Italian sun. --Robert Horton
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Rating:  - The Area Problem
I am certain that a more conspicuous warning about the DVD Area would help people to decide about buyng Films.Providing a solution to the problem would be better yet. In my case, I manage to see "Avanti" in good conditions.
Best Regards,
Luiz Alcide de Oliveira.
Rating: - The Tagline Reads "Italy Was Full Of Surprises!" So Is This Well-Underated Gem!
When "Avanti!" was released in 1972, the world and its cinema had changed irrevocably. This gentle, slightly slow moving romantic-comedy about not-so-hip people had no real place in a film world gripped by gritty realism, escalating cursing and the depiction of ultra-violence. Still "Avanti!" (it means "forward") was nominated for 6 Golden Globes and won one - Best Comedy Actor for Jack Lemmon.
Produced and Directed by the incomparable Billy Wilder, it featured a fabulously inventive ... Read More
Rating: - Simply wonderful
My dad and I loved Jack Lemmon to bits. Matter of fact, so much so, that when my dad died back in 1995, I wrote Jack, and told him how many fond memories I had of us, sitting at home, or at the cinema, watching his work. Just a month later, I got a smashing, signed black & white photo, where Jack wished me all the best and thanked me for a lovely letter.
Jack's The Apartment is among my top 5, desert island films. It could just as easily be this one.
Avanti is one of ... Read More
Rating:  - Jack Gets His Kit Off (Juliet, Too!)
This is another gem from Billy Wilder. It's kind of a departure from his usual frenetic style. "Avanti!" is paced leisurely which is a blessing but a little bit of a curse. The movie is fine but the material doesn't warrant a running time of 2 hours 20 minutes. That quibble aside I like this movie alot. Jack Lemmon effortlessly contributes another fine performance as the industrialist who goes to Italy to claim his father's body only to find he died with his mistress in a car accident. Juliet ... Read More
Rating: - my grandmother's favorite movie
I purchased Avanti for my 82 year old grandmother. It's her favorite movie, and she couldn't watch her copy of it anymore because it was a betamax. So I gave it to her on DVD for christmas and watched it with her the next day. I must say, it is a delightful movie. It's a love story, but it's also cute & funny (but I certainly wouldn't call it a 'romantic comedy'). Visually, the movie is stunning, with lots of gorgeous shots of the Italian seaside & countryside. The only weird part was ... Read More
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