The Leopard
Classical movie making of the highest order, Luchino Visconti’s sweeping 1963 epic set during the Italian revolution plants Burt Lancaster at the center of a long form feast for the senses embodied by the late Claudia Cardinale who is exquisitely photographed by the great Giuseppe Rotunno. The music is by Fellini’s longtime collaborator, Nino Rota. Surely a major influence on Bernardo Bertolucci’s grandiose epic 1900, also featuring Lancaster. Various versions exist, ranging from 205 minutes to 151. One of Martin Scorsese’s favorites.
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Larry Karaszewski and his writing/directing/producing partner Scott Alexander are best known for writing unusual true stories. Their current release is “Dolemite is My Name” featuring Eddie Murphy as Rudy Ray Moore. The duo previously created the hit television miniseries “The People v O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” for which they won the Golden Globe, Emmy, PGA and WGA Awards. They also won the Golden Globe and WGA Award for the film “The People vs Larry Flynt.” Other movies include the Oscar winning “Ed Wood” (WGA nomination), “Big Eyes” (Independent Spirit nomination), “Auto Focus" and “Man on the Moon.” The team has been inducted into the Final Draft Screenwriting Hall of Fame. Larry is also a Governor for writers branch, co-chair of the International Feature Film category, and a Vice President of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.
I haven’t seen “The Leopard” yet, but thanks to this commentary, I will make a point of it. Saying that it was Lancaster’s finest performance is saying something, given the movies he made around this time: “Seven Days in May”, “The Train”, “Elmer Gantry”, “The Rainmaker”, “Judgement At Nurenberg”, among many others. We won’t see his kind again.
Features Euro-western icons Terence Hill (Mario Girotti) and Giuliano Gemma.
Either you love everything about Claudia Cardinale, or you know nothing.
I think, JAF, that’s a tad extreme, but it is true she’s a beauty for the ages.