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The Leopard (Il gattopardo)
A film by Luchino Visconti
Against a dramatic nineteenth century backdrop of radical Italian Nationalism Luchino Visconti s masterful epic, The Leopard, follows the Sicilian Prince of Salina and his family as they adjust to the social turbulence of revolutionary times. Adapted from Tomasi di Lampedusa s esteemed novel of the same name this is a tragicomic depiction of class eclipsed by history.
Burt Lancaster s formidable portrayal of the Prince is deftly supported by charged performances from the outstanding Alain Delon and incomparable Claudia Cardinale.
Visconti s sumptuous evocation of an era with beautiful photography, design, costumes and Nino Rota s rousing score glitters with set pieces, culminating in the acclaimed ballroom sequence as the film moves gracefully to its meditative climax.
Presented complete and uncut in its original widescreen aspect ratio, this stunning High Definition transfer from the original 70mm negatives was overseen by the film s director of photography, Giuseppe Rotunno, and features fully restored picture and sound.
Extra Features:
- Full-feature commentary by Italian film scholars David Forgacs and Rossana Capitano
- Interview with Claudia Cardinale
- Italian trailer
- Illustrated colour booklet containing a newly commissioned sleevenote essay by David Forgacs, an extract from Antonello Trombadori s 1963 interview with Visconti on The Leopard as well as the director s reaction to the U.S release and more.
- PCM mono audio (48k/16bit)
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audio in italianola sicilia del 1860 viene sconvolta dallannuncio dello sbarco garibaldino. il principe don fabrizio di salina sceglie per lannessione del proprio feudo di donnafugata allo stato sabaudo. inoltre favorisce il fidanzamento del nipote tancredi con la bella angelica seda'ra, figlia di un ricco parvenu ma di umili origini. il nipote inizia cosi' la propria scalata sociale nel nuovo ordine, mentre lo zio preferisce restare legato alla tradizione. unico baluardo di un mondo in via di dissoluzione, il principe sente forte il senso della fine, e quando durante il ballo, per festeggiare la scongiurata rivoluzione, si vede attorniato da gente ormai troppo diversa da lui si rassegna a morire. critica al trasformismo della classe politica, pronta a indossare lhabitus nuovo per inscenare la solita storia: se vogliamo che tutto rimanga come', bisogna che tutto cambi.
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190 of 194 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. G. C. Stone
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Format:DVD
A film to measure others against. Burt Lancaster in his pomp as an ailing Italian aristocrat seeing the established order turning full circle around him, as Garibaldi's rebellion ushers in a new order. Beautifully shot, perfectly framed throughout - a deep, resonant and compelling story, with Director and cast at their peak. Richly layered, and full of universal themes of revolution, nobility, opportunism, generational change, youth and age, ideals bending against reality, loss and yearning, and one order giving way to another.
Impossible here to reveal all of the layers, as Burt Lancaster's central prince navigates himself and his family into their new place in the new order, and how his principles and ideals fade as his nephew and his beautiful young wife become the suceeding generation, and where to do right gives way to pragmatism in a new world built upon opportunism, greed and political corruption. "The world has to change in order to stay the same".
Artful without being 'arty', supremely beautiful and majestic without the squeaky-clean chocolate box sheen of modern historical drama. Highlights? - every single, super-crafted scene: the prince's family, covered in dust from their journey, sat in church like a line of statues; the eye contact between Claudia Cardinale and Burt Lancaster as she is embraced by her husband, his nephew...
The prince knows that his time has been and gone, and Lancaster plays this to perfection in yet another of his great performances.
An all time great piece of work deserving a place in any cine-lover's top few movies. And to top it all they have produced the DVD from the original print to preserve the work in pristine glory.
I have revisited The Leopard on this DVD and have been blown away by it once more - it pulls you in deeper each time you go back to it.
62 of 67 people found the following review helpful
By Penny Nom
Format:DVD
The Leopard is one of my top ten books of all time. Read and reread; I am incapable of describing the beauty of the language. I only realized recently that a film had been made of the book. I tried but I could not resist watching it. I have never known a film do a book justice the way this film has. The film has battle scenes that are only referred to in the book but that does not detract from the fact that the film has captured the haunting beauty of Scicily as described by Tomasi. It also describs, almost without words, the heavy sadness of the Prince who realizes his way of life is coming to an end.
22 of 24 people found the following review helpful
By J. Scott-mandeville
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Format:VHS Tape
When I first saw The Leopard I was struck by its sheer magnificence and scope. Orson Welles never got this good with The Magnificent Ambersons or Citizen Kane. Visconti's direction is perfect, the costumes and sets create an accurate and impressive picture of the complexities and stifling mores of a powerful and conventional 19th-century Sicilian family. Burt Lancaster gives a bravura performance as the Prince - everyone else revolves around his central character. He ages through the story which covers two generations and a key period in Italy's history. The old principalities giving way to a unified Italy and modernity are reflected in the changes within the Prince's family, the clashes between him and his sons, the battle between tradition and new ways. Il Risorgimento brings a decline in the power and influence of the old families and every nuance of the effect of this change on the Prince, his power and land, his family is brought out by Burt Lancaster's prowess in the role which is even more admirable as the film is Italian, with Italian dialogue. It shows just how great an actor he was. It is a marvellous story and film and at last, is available to buy on video.
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stunning film
A marvellous film beats life of Pi by a long way. simulated action is ok but is just that and it shows in nplaces
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Disappointing and interminable
I'm no stranger to Italian cinema but this film made me want to decapitate myself with a nail file. And at 3 hours I would have had time to do so.
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The Leopard 1963
This is a ten star film as film buffs will know. I can't rate it highly enough - just buy it!
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Thanks Amazon
My wife wanted this movie after she read the book and she thoroughly enjoyed it. Will keep it as a classic. Delivery was excellewas exemplary.nt and notification of dispatch
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I felt sick with disgust when I discovered that Amazon treat their employees like southern state plantation slave owners treated blacks before the Civil War - the only difference... Read more
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adept realpolitik
I came to this film with some trepidation, it is widely acknowledged as a masterpiece and the reviews here and elsewhere confirm that view. Read more
Published 4 months ago by tallmanbaby
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Sumptuous And Elegiac
Luchino's Visconti's 1963 film The Leopard (based on Lampedusa's 1958 novel) is an epic tale of 19th century political and military unrest in Italy (Sicily to be precise), which is... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Keith M
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My desert island film!!!
Ever since its initial release, this film has lived in my memory. This is without doubt one of the greatest films of all time and is so truthful to the classic book. Read more
Published 8 months ago by john searight
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Visconti's the Leopard.
Visconti the director of this film came from an aristocratic family and he knew that world and its values from the inside. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Ultrarunner
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Burt with any other name...
I showed this film when it was first released, so bought this dvd to relive memories I suppose. I found it rather drawn out originally, and still do, but the music is marvelous. Read more
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