Perhaps the most prestigious film festival on the planet has a not so secret reputation for rowdy audience behavior. If the crowd doesn’t like a film at the Cannes Film Festival, get ready for a chorus of boos—or at least that was the case for most of the festival’s storied history. Dozens of films have been heckled, walked out of, or even protested, but this trend seems to have cooled off in recent years in favor of coverage for the length of standing ovations. In this series presented and programmed by FilmScene and the Bijou Film Board, we take a look back at the films that audiences and critics wrongfully raked over the coals, reevaluating misunderstood masterpieces and cult classics. So take a second (or first) look with the power of hindsight and decide for yourself if you’ll jeer or cheer.

When Anna (Lea Massari) goes missing during a Mediterranean yacht trip, her boyfriend Sandro (Gabriele Ferzetti) and best friend Claudia (Monica Vitti) fall for eachother while searching for her across Italy. Michelangelo Antonioni’s penetrating study of ennui in the idle upper class was initially greeted with jeers and confusion, but this masterwork went on to win a Cannes Special Jury Prize for, “the beauty of its images, and for seeking to create a new film language.” Now established as a landmark work of modern cinema, it remains one of the most influential films ever made.