Luchino Visconti

Started by AnimAlu, April 10, 2004, 03:27:22 AM

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AnimAlu

I've seen "La Terra Trema" and "Ossessione", both very good.  La Terra Trema was incredibly harsh and gritty, and the images really stick in my mind.  Anyone seen anything else by him?
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Rocco and his Brothers

Highly Recommended.
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Quote from: SHAFTRRocco and his Brothers

Highly Recommended.

ditto

cine

Nobody has mentioned this but let's make sure all the people of Xixax make it a compulsory purchase in May:


godardian

(Almost) all Criterions are compulsory purchases for me, so that's definitely on it way to my mailbox as soon as it's released...

I'm embarrassed to admit that I'm pretty unfamiliar with the Visconti era... I've never seen any of his films, never seen any Rossellini... am fairly familiar with de Sica. I plan on remedying that as all my deficiencies in cinematic knowledge...
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Florya Naoki

I started with Belissima quite recently, That one was nice, but not really impressive.

Yesterday I saw Rocco e i suoi fratelli. What a great film!

I have to see more of this guy soon. I'm a bit in my Italian period anyway.

cine

Quote from: Florya NaokiI have to see more of thes guy soon. I'm a bit in my Italian period anyway.
Ew, gross.

Florya Naoki

Well, Visconti is dead and I'm not an Ed Gein-type of person. So I will stick to his movies. ;)

Ravi

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Quote from: Florya NaokiI have to see more of thes guy soon. I'm a bit in my Italian period anyway.
Ew, gross.

So what is that, marinara sauce?

rustinglass

I saw Belissima at the cinemateque today, very funny, wonderful film. Anna Magnanni is magnificent, this was one of the best performances I have ever seen.
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Alethia

i've only seen The Damned and I liked it a whole bunch.

Just Withnail

I recommend you find a copy of Death in Venice pronto. I haven't seen The Damned, so I can't really compare. What's it like? Transvestites and nazis, no?

Alethia


Just Withnail

Can't wait. I'm gonna try to get hold of his most celebrated stuff, Death in Venice really got me interested in the guy.

Ravi

I just finished The Leopard, which was excellent.  It is about a transitional period in Italy between the old aristocracy and a new democracy (is that right? ) and Burt Lancaster plays an aristocrat who is well aware that his social class is soon to be taken over.  He seems to be the only aristocrat in the film who is introspective about this transition.  The ball at the end of the film is like the last gasp for this way of life.  I don't feel I understood everything about the film, which will make subsequent viewings more revealing, especially after watching the supplements.