The Leopard - Visconti and Mortality

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The Cinematheque

The Cinematheque

3 жыл бұрын

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Further Readings:
The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
Reframing Luchino Visconti by Ivo Blom
Luchino Visconti : A Biography by Gaia Servadio
Luchino Visconti: The Flames Of Passion by Laurence Schifano
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@TheCinemathequefilms
@TheCinemathequefilms 3 жыл бұрын
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@scottxu
@scottxu 2 жыл бұрын
The final scene of Prince Salina fading into the dark, greeted by a street cat, is such a suble metaphor of the fate of aristocrats in this movie/book named Leopard, symbolized by how all felines face their mortality with a dignified manner. Angelica's kiss and dance with the prince is not a premonition of romance, but a gesture of gratitude, which the prince gladly accepts while still declining to take credit for her ascension. Sad that they don't make that kind of film anymore.
@jackbailey7037
@jackbailey7037 Жыл бұрын
I think she has her eye on the Prince for future reference, and he on her.
@jenniferbattiglia4237
@jenniferbattiglia4237 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for using his true name. Il Principe di Salina, or, more familiarly, Don Fabrizio. The man who narrates this documentary has got his name completely wrong. I, as an Italian, can vouch for this.
@adrianaaraujo6354
@adrianaaraujo6354 Жыл бұрын
​@@jackbailey7037 sim, a aristocracia deveria ser nosso exemplo de nobreza: Jesus Cristo, Rei dos Reis
@francisalbertsinatra9120
@francisalbertsinatra9120 2 жыл бұрын
The third act of this film was so powerful and beautiful that I could not find the words to describe it. It actually changed the way I viewed my own life.
@kamilla1960
@kamilla1960 3 жыл бұрын
Visconti's film leaves out the last few chapters of Lampedusa's novel, but it is certainly true to its spirit.
@TheCinemathequefilms
@TheCinemathequefilms 3 жыл бұрын
Both the book and the film are masterpieces in their own right
@akattack997
@akattack997 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful portrayal and explanation
@theophilus749
@theophilus749 Жыл бұрын
'Exquisite' is certainly the key adjective here. Every image is so exquisitely beautiful (cinematically, not solely photographically - there _is_ a difference) that it makes one ache and long for something one knows the world cannot provide. Any are that can convey that is valuable beyond measure. But exquisite also is the perceptive intelligence of the commentary and even the voice within its delivery. I could listen all day to this kind of understanding, even love, without wanting it to stop. Even as a purely vocal podcast it would inspire me to pull out my blu-ray and be lost (perhaps even found) in the experience. I've subscribed whoever you are. Do keep it up, for one day you may be the last person on Earth who could show young filmmakers how to avoid mere self-indulgence in what I call 'The Grim Cinema of the Grim'. If a film is not beautiful cinema, neither is it making its point. It is merely thrusting it 'in-yer-face'. It does not invite one (in some still detached sense) to _share_ the pain of the characters, it merely makes one glad one isn't living in their world. What a hopeless inversion of intention that is.
@djporkchops69
@djporkchops69 Ай бұрын
Best video review I've seen. Appears effortless. I'm a big fan of the book and film.
@MrKmoconne
@MrKmoconne 2 жыл бұрын
This is a great piece of cinema that I've never seen. All the characters are portrayed in the new, realistic style that was spreading through movies' at that time. This movie was made around the time I was born. Burt Lancaster is such a fine actor. It's sad he was not nominated for an academy award?
@713davidh42
@713davidh42 29 күн бұрын
Fine synopsis of my all-time favorite movie.
@muhamedkady9023
@muhamedkady9023 2 жыл бұрын
the ending shoot was unforgettable
@kamilla1960
@kamilla1960 3 жыл бұрын
And another great irony at the end of the film--Tancredi gloating over the execution of some of his former Garibaldian comrades!
@scottxu
@scottxu 2 жыл бұрын
And Concetta providing the necessary but inconsequential moral compass as usual.
@theatreofwar77
@theatreofwar77 Жыл бұрын
What is this beautiful piano music in the background. So fitting.
@bencarlson4300
@bencarlson4300 3 жыл бұрын
I put off watching The Leopard for several years because all I had heard was that it was “real cinema” and how it had perfect review scores from critics. This was intimidating to hear. However, it turned out to be completely correct, and now this is one of my favorite films.
@TheCinemathequefilms
@TheCinemathequefilms 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@nudge2626
@nudge2626 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Looking forward to checking out more of your vids.
@TheCinemathequefilms
@TheCinemathequefilms 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@nicoletanis3703
@nicoletanis3703 2 жыл бұрын
Hope sometime in the future KZfaq will be able to show us that movie "The Leopard" uncut just like "Once Upon a time in the West" by Sergio Leone. Love your comment about this wonderful film. Thank you!
@juniorjames7076
@juniorjames7076 6 ай бұрын
I've seen Visconti's SENSO, and it is magnificent.
@Fieldoak
@Fieldoak 3 жыл бұрын
Wow, this i great! Need to see this movie now ☺️
@saelind73
@saelind73 2 жыл бұрын
Rocco and his Brothers is one of my favorite of Visconti's movies. I watched that when I was very young and still love it today. In regards to Il Gattopardo, you left out one of the most important things of this movie and the book, which is still very much relevant today: “Everything must change for everything to remain the same”
@user-SBURCHILL
@user-SBURCHILL 6 ай бұрын
Everything must change for everything to remain the same is the fabric of the film...it is the condition of the relationship between the Province and Tancredi, which is generational and transitional. It reflects an aristocratic commitment to duty, responsibility and that tenure is a reflection of that role
@user-SBURCHILL
@user-SBURCHILL 6 ай бұрын
Prince and Tancredi
@sercindilemsenkal4102
@sercindilemsenkal4102 3 жыл бұрын
Prince's slowly disappearing in the empty streets broke my heart really. I'm also looking for piano in the background of the video, does anyone have an idea?
@alecrowe6305
@alecrowe6305 11 ай бұрын
Still looking
@lizclegg7556
@lizclegg7556 2 жыл бұрын
nice analysis
@khanhphuongnguyen3662
@khanhphuongnguyen3662 Жыл бұрын
Your video is amazingggg, btw im so in love with the background music, what is it.
@lilyfur985
@lilyfur985 2 жыл бұрын
Prince Salina's nephew revisits the Palace that Luchino Visconti used in The Leopard in this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qJZiqL18nrbSgoE.html He is now in his 80's. The palace is still beautiful. It's surroundings not so much. Thank you for your video, The Cinematheque. I really enjoyed it.
@iansullivan7617
@iansullivan7617 6 ай бұрын
You speak well
@catherinemalian9558
@catherinemalian9558 Жыл бұрын
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@augustobraidotti6992
@augustobraidotti6992 3 ай бұрын
Luchino, pronounce. ' Lookeeno', a hard c not a soft one. Just saying.
@zeldasmith6154
@zeldasmith6154 11 ай бұрын
Well, the sets and costumes upstage the actors. And Burt is miscast.
@natalinaconidi6313
@natalinaconidi6313 10 ай бұрын
Intimidating sets and costumes and Lancaster not the fitting actor as such
@altorre5739
@altorre5739 5 ай бұрын
Have you at least seen the movie ?
@fredwild2166
@fredwild2166 Жыл бұрын
"The Empire" What Empire?!
@altorre5739
@altorre5739 5 ай бұрын
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