Friday, December 31, 2021
The Leopard
- Commentary: I decided to add this movie to my collection after listening to an interview with Martin Scorsese in which he said this movie was part of his inspiration as he was working on The Age of Innocence. I'll collect and publish the exact quote, later. This movie, though, has been on my informal list (meaning, not this list, which is of movies I've seen but don't own) of movies I've been wanting to acquire for a couple of years, now. Right now, I'm going to watch the movie, the original Italian version (Il gattopardo) first, then the truncated (by 24 minutes) English version after.
Roger Ebert, aside from christening this movie one of his "Great Movies" in 2003 (I couldn't find Ebert's original review ... but, Ebert didn't begin his career as a film critic until 1967, so his "Great Movie" review of this 1963 movie might be the only review of it he wrote), also interviewed a variety of people involved in making this movie, so it is mentioned in a variety of his articles. I'll scout those out and link them in this post, as well as add my reactions to watching both versions of this movie, later.
Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Actor Role Burt Lancaster Don Fabrizio Corbera Alain Delon Prince Tancredi Falconeri Claudia Cardinale Angelica Sedara Paolo Stoppa Don Calogero Sedara Rina Morelli Princess Maria Stella Romolo Valli Father Pirrone Terence Hill Count Cavriaghi Serge Reggiani Don Francisco Tumeo
Here's a link to the Wikipedia write-up of the film.
Release Date: 1963
Directed by Luchino Visconti.
Labels: §, burt-lancaster, Criterion3, dramaE, romance5
