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• Ossessione and Rocco and His Brothers - Victor Khomenko 05:11:22 07/14/05 (0)
  In Reply to: Luchino Visconti posted by Mr_bill2 on July 13, 2005 at 20:31:48:

  Ossessione you will realize you have seen before, and Rocco is perhaps his best. Add Death in Venice, for sure.
  

  
  
  
  

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• Fine! Now maybe you´d like having a look at "Grupo di familia in un interno" aka "Conversation Piece"... - orejones 03:52:13 07/14/05 (1)
  In Reply to: Luchino Visconti posted by Mr_bill2 on July 13, 2005 at 20:31:48:

  ...which is close both to "Il Gatopardo" and to Huston´s "The Dead"...

  Burt Lancaster is simply exceptional there, too...

  Regards

  BF
  

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  • Re: Remember Pauline Kael's review of "Grupo di familia in un interno" aka "Conversation Piece"? - Gee LP 19:12:16 07/15/05 (0)
    In Reply to: Fine! Now maybe you´d like having a look at "Grupo di familia in un interno" aka "Conversation Piece"... posted by orejones on July 14, 2005 at 03:52:13:

    She pointed out that Visconti wanted to shoot the "Sodom and Gomorrah" sequence from "A la recherche du temps perdu" with Brando as Baron de Charlus, and wrote that it should be Brando as Charlus looking at this young man walking about in his towel, not the repressed character Lancaster played.

    A shame Visconti never got the chance to make that film.
    
    

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• The Leopard's alright, but I prefer La Terra Trema and Rocco and His Brothers. -nt- - Donald 22:45:50 07/13/05 (4)
  In Reply to: Luchino Visconti posted by Mr_bill2 on July 13, 2005 at 20:31:48:

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  • Re: Visconti's "The Damned" isn't bad either (nt) - grinagog 03:00:39 07/14/05 (3)
    In Reply to: The Leopard's alright, but I prefer La Terra Trema and Rocco and His Brothers. -nt- posted by Donald on July 13, 2005 at 22:45:50:

    Grins
    
    

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    • I agree but... - Mr_bill2 08:03:42 07/15/05 (0)
      In Reply to: Re: Visconti's "The Damned" isn't bad either (nt) posted by grinagog on July 14, 2005 at 03:00:39:

      (All great films) if I'm watching for the beautiful cinematography, why watch beauty in squalor? "Death in Venazia" is probably next on my list.

      
      
      

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    • Re: One I can not stand, but not even remember why--- - patrickU 05:56:02 07/14/05 (1)
      In Reply to: Re: Visconti's "The Damned" isn't bad either (nt) posted by grinagog on July 14, 2005 at 03:00:39:

      Maybe it´s´uncleaness? His flirt between pleasure and pain?
      
      

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      • Re: Not by any means an uplifting theme - grinagog 22:01:21 07/14/05 (0)
        In Reply to: Re: One I can not stand, but not even remember why--- posted by patrickU on July 14, 2005 at 05:56:02:

        the upper class (Visconti was a Count, and an active marxist), grabbing at the brass ring of capitalism while supporting a fascist regime that wants to pull the rug out from under their World
        Set against a background of decadence, something Dirk Bogarde takes to like a fish to water
        Visconti knew his theme and its carried over into the Leopard and Conversation Piece; each a glimpse of the downfall of the social order and disintegration of the class he belonged to
        Italy was in a whirlwind of political and social change during his lifetime and I think he wanted to capture that on film
        I think he succeeded; but it doesn't make for easy watching any more than Mahler is easy listening
        I would definitely not have wanted to be in that place at that time

        Grins
        
        

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