Dir. Luchino Visconti · Starring Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale, Alain Delon, Paolo Stoppa, Rina Morelli, Romolo Valli · Music Nino Rota
“Luchino Visconti's enduring romantic adventure”
Drama
As Garibaldi's troops begin the unification of Italy in the 1860s, an aristocratic Sicilian family grudgingly adapts to the sweeping social changes undermining their way of life.
VIBE
Immerse yourself in a world of fading grandeur and exquisite melancholy. This is a visually opulent, reflective journey through a society in flux, where tradition clashes with an inevitable future. It feels like a beautiful, lingering farewell to an era, filled with bittersweet longing and a profound sense of historical passage.
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