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Re: One I can not stand, but not even remember why---

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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)
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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