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The Leopard

Movie · 1963 · 183 min

A sumptuous, slow-moving meditation on fading aristocracy, with opulent set pieces and a pervasive sense of melancholy and historical inevitability.

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1963 film by Luchino Visconti
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Year
1963
Runtime
183 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • power
  • aging
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Luchino Visconti
Written by
Luchino Visconti, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Pasquale Festa Campanile, Massimo Franciosa
Starring
Alain Delon, Claudia Cardinale, Burt Lancaster, Terence Hill, Giuliano Gemma, Serge Reggiani, Ottavia Piccolo, Paolo Stoppa
Music
Nino Rota
Cinematography
Giuseppe Rotunno
Runtime
183 min
Country
Italy, France
Languages
French, German, Latin, Italian

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