Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by grinagog (D) on July 14, 2005 at 22:01:21

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