La Notte

Giovanni (Marcello Mastroianni), a sucessful writer, and his wife Lydia (Jeanne Moreau) visit their friend Tommaso, who lies dying painfully in a hospital. After their visit they go to a promotional party for his new book, but Lydia steals away to visit the other side of Milan, where they once lived. They meet back at home and decide to visit the party of the billionaire Gherardini. Giovanni falls Gherardini's daughter Valentina (Monica Vitti), and Lydia, after observing her husband and Valentina kiss, begins a flirtatious episode of her own, although she breaks it off before any feelings develop. Slow moving, but that's certainly part of it. A great movie; every bit as good as L'Avventurra. My favorite scene is when the party is broken up by a rainstorm. People jump into the pool, even though they are wearing formal wear, and best of all is the woman who starts making out with the statue of a satyr. Incredible.