A chronological look at the creative life of Luchino Visconti (1906-1976). It examines his theatricality, role in the neorealist movement, use of melodrama, and relation to decadence. It touches on the impact of a fabulously wealthy childhood, his writing for "Cinema," his politics, his work with Renoir, his appreciation of Thomas Mann, and his deep knowledge of literature and the arts. Visconti moves constantly between film and the theater, staging plays provocatively, working with Maria Callas at La Scala, and shooting films in theaters. Clips from his films and interviews with actors, crew members, and critics provide details for this portrait of creativity.
Luigi Filippo D'Amico
Writer
Carlo Lizzani
Writer, Director
Luchino Visconti
Self (archive footage)
Vittorio Gassman
Self (archive footage)
Giuseppe De Santis
Self (archive footage)
Carlo Lizzani
Self
Burt Lancaster
Self (archive footage)
Massimo Girotti
Self (archive footage)
Jean Marais
Self (archive footage)
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Self
Franco Zeffirelli
Self
Hitchcock/Truffaut72%
Seduced and Abandoned62%
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
Being James Bond77%
Directed by John Ford70%
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home67%
McQueen74%
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty77%
Love, Marilyn66%
Cameraperson67%
I Am Heath Ledger74%
Laggiù qualcuno mi ama77%
The Class of ‘9271%
Corman's World70%
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition86%
Room 23761%
Joker: Put on a Happy Face80%
Lionel Messi: Destiny78%
Love, Antosha74%
QT8: The First Eight72%
