Baltimore industrialist Wendell Armbruster crosses paths with London shop girl Pamela Piggott when they come to Ischia to pick up the bodies of her mother and his father, who have been killed in an automobile accident after a 10-year summertime affair. Straitlaced Wendell tries to avoid a scandal while free-spirited Pamela is impressed by the romantic setting. After some confusion with the bodies and a blackmail attempt by unscrupulous locals, Wendell and Pamela extend their ... (Full plot summary below)
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Baltimore industrialist Wendell Armbruster crosses paths with London shop girl Pamela Piggott when they come to Ischia to pick up the bodies of her mother and his father, who have been killed in an automobile accident after a 10-year summertime affair. Straitlaced Wendell tries to avoid a scandal while free-spirited Pamela is impressed by the romantic setting. After some confusion with the bodies and a blackmail attempt by unscrupulous locals, Wendell and Pamela extend their parents' affair into the next generation.
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| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonWilder justifies this film's length (144 minutes) with its loving, carefree and even relaxing Italian vacation atmosphere. |
| Cleveland PressTony MastroianniWhat should have been light, fluffy, sophisticated comedy is instead heavy handed, tasteless and sometimes nasty. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzIt has many delightfully absurd moments in which Jack Lemmon and Brit actress Juliet Mills thoroughly exploit to the fullest. |
| Time OutGeoff AndrewMarvellous performances from Lemmon and Mills. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumThis 1972 release is the most underrated of all Billy Wilder comedies and arguably the one that comes closest to the sweet mastery and lilting grace of his mentor, Ernst Lubitsch. |
| Nitrate OnlineDan LybargerIt's not vintage Billy Wilder, but even lesser Wilder has wit to spare. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertAvanti! isn't a laugh-a-minute kind of a movie, and it's too long by maybe half an hour. |
| Empire MagazineDavid ParkinsonGentle and touching satirical drama with Lemmon on form but without much bite. |
| Bright Lights Film JournalTony MacklinThere is a lot of Billy Wilder in [Avanti!], including the idea that age is a state of mind. The film doesn't all work, [but] when the rigid Armbruster warms up on a sunny rock,... Wilder is telling us something that is more than just fun. |
| New York TimesA.H. WeilerIntermittently funny, charming, cute and, unfortunately, over-long. |
