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The Leopard
(1963) Directed by Luchino Visconti
February 10 - Monday - 7:00 p.m.
One of the undisputed masterworks of the 1960s, Luchino Visconti's epic The Leopard (Il gattopardo)
recreates Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa novel of a Sicilian aristocrat in the tumultuous years of Italy's
Risorgimento. Burt Lancaster stars as the aging and melancholy Prince of
Salina, whose culture and fortune diminish in the face of a new genera-
tion as the aristocracy crumbles. That new generation is represented
by the romantic pairing of Alain Delon and Claudia Cardinale. Visconti
recreated this world with nostalgia, painstaking detail, and lavishness,
winning him the Palme d'Or at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival. (2K DCP.
187 min. Rated PG.)
Sandra
(1965) Directed by Luchino Visconti
March 31 - Monday - 7:00 p.m.
In Sandra, winner of the top prize at the Venice Film Festival, secrets of
a childhood are revealed when a young Italian woman (Claudia Cardinale)
returns to her homeland and family mansion with her new American
husband. There, she is haunted by the memories of her mother, father
and brother, with whom she had a questionable relationship. The film was
shot on location in the eerie, 3,000-year-old town of city of Volterra, set-
ting the grim, haunting tone for the film. 4K Restoration by Sony Pictures
Entertainment in collaboration with Cineteca di Bologna at L'Immagine
Ritrovata, Archivio Storico delle Arti Contemporanee di Venezia and The
Film Foundation. (2K DCP. 105 min. Not Rated.)
Death in Venice
(1971) Directed by Luchino Visconti
April 14 - Monday - 7:00 p.m.
In Luchino Visconti's adaptation of Thomas Mann's novel, a composer
named Gustave Aschenbach (loosely based on Gustav Mahler) takes a
break from composition and vacations at a seaside resort in Venice to renew his artistic spirit. He is
distracted by a young boy who is vacationing with his family, who represents pure beauty to the frustrated
composer. Distraction turns into impatient infatuation, which leads to Aschenbach's eventual doom. The film
is adorned with Visconti's attention to the costumes, look, colors and sounds of 1911 Venice supplemented
with Mahler's lonely melodies--the adagietto of the Fifth Symphony. (35mm. 130 min. Not Rated.)
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Tickets for all screenings are $3.
All films in this series are in Italian
language with English subtitles.