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Conversation Piece
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Conversation Piece, originally titled Gruppo di famiglia in un interno, is a 1974 drama film directed by Luchino Visconti. The screenplay was written by Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Enrico Medioli, and Visconti. The cast includes Burt Lancaster, Helmut Berger, Silvana Mangano, and Claudia Marsani. The film was produced in Italy and France, with its original language being English. It was distributed by New Line Cinema and Gaumont International.
The narrative is set in Rome and explores themes of old age, art collecting, and political activism. The production team included Pasqualino De Santis as director of photography, Ruggero Mastroianni as film editor, Mario Garbuglia as production designer, and Piero Tosi as costume designer. The score was composed by Franco Mannino. The runtime is 121 minutes, and the film is rated R.
The movie has received various ratings, including a 6.1 out of 10, an 82% score, a 7.3 average, and a 7.4 IMDb rating. It holds an 83% rating on another platform. The film won the David di Donatello for Best Film and has accumulated 13 wins and 4 nominations in total. It is available via video on demand.
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7.3A retired professor of American origin lives a solitary life in a luxurious palazzo in Rome. He is confronted by a vulgar Italian marchesa and her lover, her daughter and her daughter's boyfriend, and forced to rent to them an apartment on the upper floor of his palazzo. From this point on his quiet routine is turned into chaos by his tenants' machinations, and everybody's life takes an unexpected but inevitable turn.
Cast
- Burt Lancaster as Professor
- Silvana Mangano as Marquess Bianca Brumonti
- Helmut Berger as Konrad Huebel
- Claudia Marsani as Lietta Brumonti
- Stefano Patrizi as Stefano
- Elvira Cortese as Erminia
Themes
- art collector
- rome, italy
- political activism
- painting
- gigolo
- bourgeoisie
- retirement
- aging
- loneliness
- class differences
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Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
5,395 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
83%
- Year
- 1974
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 13 wins & 4 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- old age
- Director
- Luchino Visconti
- Screenwriter
- Luchino Visconti
- Cast member
- Romolo Valli
- Composer
- Franco Mannino
- Cinematographer
- Pasqualino De Santis
- Narrative location
- Rome
- Duration
- 121
- FilmAffinity ID
- 619384
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Gruppo di famiglia in un interno.png
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- publication date
- 1980-04-17
- film editor
- Ruggero Mastroianni
- title
- Gruppo di famiglia in un interno
- production designer
- Mario Garbuglia
- distributed by
- New Line Cinema
- costume designer
- Piero Tosi
- review score
- 82%
- Commons category
- Gruppo di famiglia in un interno
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