The Leopard (PG)
- Consumer Advice: Contains some mild language, sex references and war violence
- Run time: 3 hours 7 mins
- Starring: Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale, Alain Delon
- Directed by: Luchino Visconti
- Distributor: BFI Collections
Plot Synopsis
Probably Visconti’s richest, most personal film, THE LEOPARD was adapted from Giuseppi di Lampedusa’s internationally acclaimed novel. For his spectacular reconstruction of Italy at the time of the Risorgimento, Visconti wove childhood memories with sensual imagery from the novel, creating a monumental portrait of a dying era. Although a Marxist, Visconti’s privileged birth gave him a unique understanding of the aristocracy’s decline.