Luchino Visconti

A season of the Italian director’ s classic films, along with an illustrated talk.“Luchino Visconti was truly THE great director. His films are often on an epic scale, but their stories are inspired by the deepest emotions… Visconti revealed the grandeur of the human soul.” Actress Claudia Cardinale

Previously in this season

The Leopard

Visconti's classic epic following the decline of an aristocratic Sicilian clan as Garibaldi ascends. Lancaster is inspirational, matched by the gorgeous cinematography, opulent design and…

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Rocco and his Brothers

Visconti's melodramatic masterpiece.A family from the impoverished South emigrates to industrial Milan where the strains of urban life destroy their traditional values.

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Ossessione

Luchino Visconti’s stunning début feature

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