Luchino Visconti

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In 2003 the bfi presented a major celebration of the work of Luchino Visconti, an extraordinary film-maker whose work has had a considerable impact on world cinema. The year saw the theatrical releases of Death in Venice and The Leopard, a major retrospective at the National Film Theatre and Edinburgh Filmhouse with highlights touring cinemas across the UK, a new edition of Geoffrey Nowell-Smith's monograph on Visconti, DVD releases of Ossessione and La terra trema and a new documentary from BBC Arena. The Leopard is now available on DVD.

IntroductionAbout Luchino Visconti

Aristocrat and Marxist, master equally of harsh realism and sublime melodrama, Luchino Visconti was without question one of the greatest film directors of the mid-twentieth century.

BiographyLuchino Visconti | Biography

Count Don Luchino Visconti Di Morone was born on 2 November 1906 in Milan, "as the curtain went up at La Scala"…

FilmographyLuchino Visconti | Filmography

Films as director, as well as television and programmes about Visconti.

Virtual GalleryVirtual Gallery

Images and commentary on some of Visconti's best-known films including Ossessione, La Terra Trema, Rocco and his Brothers, The Leopard and Death in Venice.

The Leopard DVDThe Leopard

Uncut Italian version of this ravishing masterpiece based on Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's best-selling novel, now available on DVD.

Claudia Cardinale InterviewClaudia Cardinale Interview

Guardian Interview at the NFT - transcript on the Guardian website.

ResourcesResources

Films by Visconti for hire, films featuring Venice, Dirk Bogarde and Silvia Mangano films, as well as films by other great Italian directors.

Visconti Project.Progetto Visconti

Cineteca Nazionale (National Film Archive) - a Sector of the Foundation Scuola Nazionale di Cinema - is preserving and restoring the Director's complete work.

New Releases

La terra trema and Ossessione on DVD and Rocco and His Brothers on VHS.

New Publications

Revised edition of Geoffrey Nowell-Smith's Luchino Visconti monograph and other related titles from bfi Publishing.

Related Links

Websites related ot Visconti and Death in Venice.