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The Leopard

Il gattopardo

1963 · 186 min · Drama

As Garibaldi's forces sweep through Sicily in the 1860s to unify Italy, an aging aristocratic prince watches his world dissolve and shrewdly makes way for a rising new order. Luchino Visconti's sumptuous, elegiac historical epic.

Why it’s here

Visconti’s historical epic examines Sicily and Italian unification through the decline of an aristocratic family.

Runtime
186 min
Genre
Drama
Mood
thoughtful · dark
Entry
challenging
Best for
film history

Content notes: war or political violence Non-exhaustive

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Part of 10 Essential Italian Films

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