Il Gattopardo (The Leopard)

Il Gattopardo (The Leopard)

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Il Gattopardo (The Leopard)

Alain Delon, Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale, Giuliano Gemma, Ida Galli

Set in 1860s Sicily, this chronicle of the decline of an aristocratic family under the crushing weight of political change features some of the most riveting set pieces ever captured on film.

Id: 11016005

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  • September 7, 2009
    A classy film.
  • May 2, 2009
    for things to stay the same, everything must change. another epic about the collapse of the aristocracy and the death of all that's graceful and beautiful in life? set against the backdrop of garibaldi's campaign to free sicily from the bourbons, it's interesting for several re...( read more)asons. visconti, who was an italian count and a marxist, brings great melancholy and depth to the story as well as extraordinary lavish set pieces like the 45 minute ball that closes the film. and i think he couldn't have done it with anyone but his leading man, burt lancaster. i'm sure europeans were scandalized when the american 'cowboy' was cast as a sicilian prince because the producers insisted on an international star and olivier wasn't available. burt more than rose to the occasion, with his regal bearing and the tragic humanity in those marvellously expressive eyes. he's magnificent and it's hard to imagine anyone else could be better. then there's alain delon and claudia cardinale at the height of their respective beauty and a rousing score by nino rota. if you're into historical costume drama, u could do alot worse. i watched the restored italian version 3:15; the english version is i believe 40 mins shorter
  • May 2, 2009
    A great big sigh of a movie. Beautiful and moving.
  • April 29, 2008
    sad and overwhelming. superb Burt Lancaster. exquisite from the art department, to Visconti's elegant narration.
  • July 15, 2007
    Burt Lancaster was Visconti's umpteenth choice to play the Prince. Funny how that works in the movie biz. This is definitely Lancaster's movie. Everyone, including Delon, takes a back seat to Lancaster's portrayal of a member of the waning aristocracy, almost begging for the e...( read more)nd to come. A great character study.
  • October 31, 2009
    Classy in good style
  • October 10, 2009
    alain delon could convince me to do anything he wanted just by flashing those pretty blue eyes. eeing this movie fits in the category.
  • September 25, 2009
    LETTERBOX. Extraordinaria en todo sentido. Su opulencia es lo que más llama la atención, pero aquí la ostentación no sobra, sino que está calculada para enmarcar un profundo entendimiento de la transformación histórica de un país, de una región y de sus protagonistas. Poblada de ...( read more)ilusiones, alusiones, augurios, desencanto, sabiduría y humanismo, y llevada de la mano por la presencia de Burt Lancaster. / Extraordinary in every way. Its opulence is what most calls our attention, but no amount of ostentation is wasted here, as everything is calculated to frame a deep understanding of the historical transformation of a country, a region and their protagonists. Populated with illusions, allusions, foreshadows, malcontent, wisdom and humanism, and carried by the hand by Burt Lancaster's presence.
  • August 15, 2009
    Despite being mostly centered on one of the hottest FILFs in cinema history (Italian-speaking Burt Lancaster) the film had a dull message and was rather static within its mansion-house microcosm. Every so often a thirty-minute interval would appear that displayed some of the fami...( read more)ly's humaneness and culture, some of the mansion's many enchanting rooms, or even well choreographed dances. These are note-worthy moments that were appreciated. Even then, the film is more of a film for book lovers than for cinephiles.
  • August 9, 2009
    I had the doubt about if the film was going to be able to reproduce the complex thinking and deepness of the book from Lampedusa. However, the film just take the surface, and is not able to get into the real problem. It´s not a fault of the film, just a consequence of trying to a...( read more)dapt a book that has not been made for cinema. Couldn´t see it complete because I wasn´t able, I maybe change my rating when I see it complete, but I see it very unlikely.

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