The Leopard (1963)
(Il Gattopardo)
Country: IT/US
Technical: Technirama 205m
Director: Luchino Visconti
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale, Alain Delon
Synopsis:
During the time of Garibaldi, a Sicilian prince sits on the political fence in order to fulfil his maxim: 'Things must change that they may stay the same'.
Review:
A series of lengthy tableaux, without any great narrative flow, but realised with an attention to period detail and operatic sweep typical of the director. Characters are kept at arm's length and the events are unclear for anyone unacquainted with the period. It is, however, an intelligent epic, with a heart that is not buried beneath the beauty, and Lancaster's is a monumental performance.
(Il Gattopardo)
Country: IT/US
Technical: Technirama 205m
Director: Luchino Visconti
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale, Alain Delon
Synopsis:
During the time of Garibaldi, a Sicilian prince sits on the political fence in order to fulfil his maxim: 'Things must change that they may stay the same'.
Review:
A series of lengthy tableaux, without any great narrative flow, but realised with an attention to period detail and operatic sweep typical of the director. Characters are kept at arm's length and the events are unclear for anyone unacquainted with the period. It is, however, an intelligent epic, with a heart that is not buried beneath the beauty, and Lancaster's is a monumental performance.
(Il Gattopardo)
Country: IT/US
Technical: Technirama 205m
Director: Luchino Visconti
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale, Alain Delon
Synopsis:
During the time of Garibaldi, a Sicilian prince sits on the political fence in order to fulfil his maxim: 'Things must change that they may stay the same'.
Review:
A series of lengthy tableaux, without any great narrative flow, but realised with an attention to period detail and operatic sweep typical of the director. Characters are kept at arm's length and the events are unclear for anyone unacquainted with the period. It is, however, an intelligent epic, with a heart that is not buried beneath the beauty, and Lancaster's is a monumental performance.